Asphaltene Deposition

Asphaltene Deposition is a flow assurance phenomenon characterized by the precipitation and accumulation of heavy aromatic hydrocarbons within petroleum production systems, distinguished from other deposition mechanisms by its dependence on pressure, composition, and thermodynamic instability of asphaltenes in crude oil.

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993

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Flow Assurance

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Asphaltene AdsorptionAsphaltene AggregationAsphaltene FlocculationAsphaltene PluggingAsphaltene PrecipitationAsphaltene StabilityAsphaltene Surface DepositionChemical TreatmentCompositional Effects On DepositionCrude Oil Characterization

Publications

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Advances in Asphaltene Science and the Yen–Mullins Model

Oliver C. Mullins, Hassan Sabbah, Joëlle Eyssautier et al. · Energy & Fuels · 2012 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Petroleum Engineering +15

Classification, structure, genesis and practical importance of natural solid oil bitumen (“migrabitumen”)

H. Jacob · International Journal of Coal Geology · 1989 · 664 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +12

Effects of Asphaltene Solvency on Stability of Water-in-Crude-Oil Emulsions

Joseph D. McLean, Peter K. Kilpatrick · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · 1997 · 584 citations

Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science +11

Application of aromatic compounds as maturity indicators in source rocks and crude oils

Matthias Radke · Marine and Petroleum Geology · 1988 · 580 citations

Engineering, Chemistry, Earth Sciences +17

Mechanisms of Wetting Alteration by Crude Oils

Jill S. Buckley, Y. Liu, S. Monsterleet · SPE Journal · 1998 · 547 citations

Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering +15

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Francisco M. Vargas
Rice University, United States
40 publications · 2.3K citations
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Johan Sjöblom
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
30 publications · 1.8K citations
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Shahab Ayatollahi
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
28 publications · 1.6K citations
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Estrella Rogel
Chevron (United States), United States
32 publications · 1.7K citations
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Oliver C. Mullins
Schlumberger (United States), United States
31 publications · 2.7K citations
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Energy & Fuels
447 publications · 24.8K citations
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Fuel
398 publications · 20.2K citations
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Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
174 publications · 8.7K citations
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Organic Geochemistry
78 publications · 4.3K citations
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Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
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