Novel In-Field Technique to Monitor and Optimize Asphaltene Inhibitor Performance: A Case Study from Gulf of Mexico

A Punase, C Mazzeo, R Garan, J Wylde - SPE Annual Technical …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Asphaltene precipitation and deposition is a major flow assurance issue faced by the oil and
gas industry. The complex nature and non-uniform molecular structure of asphaltenes …

An Answer to Ever-Challenging Question of Selecting the Right Test Method (Dispersion or Deposition) for Asphaltene Stability Determination

A Punase, W Burnett, J Wylde - SPE Western Regional Meeting, 2023 - onepetro.org
Changing thermodynamic and compositional conditions of producing fields can cause
decreased asphaltene stability and initiate aggregation, subsequent precipitation, and …

Importance of Comprehending Waxphaltenes and the Need to Develop New Inhibitors to Prevent its Deposition

A Punase, J Aguiar, R Smith, C Mazzeo… - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and …, 2020 - onepetro.org
Recent studies revealed that field deposits collected from production tubing of offshore wells
often exhibit compositional varieties pointing to a more complex fouling process under field …

Asphaltene Inhibitor Screening of Next Generation: Automated High-Throughput Experimentation Method

AD Punase, K Addis, A Robertson, JJ Wylde - SPE Journal, 2024 - onepetro.org
Asphaltene deposition has been a critical flow assurance challenge, and chemical treatment
with continuous asphaltene inhibitor injection has been the go-to approach for operators to …

Impact of Waxphaltenes on Overall Stability of Asphaltenes, Paraffins, and Emulsion

A Punase, R Smith, W Burnett, K Mutch - Abu Dhabi International …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Recent studies revealed that field deposits collected from production tubing of offshore wells
often exhibit compositional variation pointing to more complex fouling process than original …

Novel in-Field Technique to Monitor and Optimize Asphaltene Remediation and Inhibition Job with Direct Field-to-Laboratory Correlation

A Punase, C Mazzeo, R Garan, E Vita… - Offshore Technology …, 2019 - onepetro.org
Asphaltene precipitation and deposition is a major flow assurance issue faced by the oil and
gas industry. The complex nature and non-uniform molecular structure of asphaltenes …

Clues from Dispersion and Deposition Based Test Methodologies to Solve the Asphaltene Jig-Saw Puzzle

A Punase, W Burnett, J Wylde - SPE International Conference on …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Changing thermodynamic and compositional conditions of producing fields can cause
decreased asphaltene stability and initiate aggregation, subsequent precipitation, and …

Green and Sustainable Asphaltene Dispersant with Cardanol Derivatives for Medium and Heavy Asphaltenic Oil Application

A Punase, AP Oliveira, J Wylde - SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, 2022 - onepetro.org
Phenolic resins are major class of polymeric compounds used for treating asphaltene
instability related challenges. Such compounds often act like as artificial resins naturally …

Determination of asphaltene inhibitor properties and treatment of crude oil with asphaltene inhibitors

PR Hart, A Punase, RR Alapati - US Patent 11,333,651, 2022 - Google Patents
This disclosure relates methods and systems for determining asphaltene inhibitor properties.
For example, one embodiment provides a method for determining a content of …

Characterization and Modeling of Asphaltenes for Complex Reservoirs in Venezuela: State of the Art

F Rodriguez M - International Conference on …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Asphaltenes are complex hydrocarbon molecules that are in suspension in the oil, stabilized
by resins, which may cause severe production issues at reservoir and surface conditions …