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 …

Impact of WAX on Asphaltene Deposition under Jet Pump Operation as Revealed by Asphaltene Inhibitor Field Test

T Yoshimoto, M Kurosawa, J Fukuda… - Abu Dhabi …, 2020 - onepetro.org
In a Japanese oil field, which applying jet pump (coiled tubing running, standard flow type,
produced oil as power fluid containing asphaltenes and waxes) since 2014, unstable power …

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 …

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

PR Hart, A Punase, RR Alapati - US Patent 11,333,650, 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 …