Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

CRUDE CHARACTERISATION ON RHEOMETER FOR FLOW ASSURANCE

Rincy Anto, Rajshree, Anirbid Sircar, Shreya Sahajpal

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Flow assurance basically involves ensuring the fluid flow as intended in a pipe or a well. Wax deposits begin to form when the temperature in the wellbore falls below wax appearance temperature (WAT). This condition leads to reduced production rates and larger pressure drops. Wax problems in production wells are very costly due to production down time for removal of wax. To improve the efficiency of the transportation and the crude oil quality, prevent blockage, preventing and removing wax is very important. In order to develop a solution to wax deposition, it is essential to characterize the crude oil and study phase behavior properties. This paper summarizes the results of the various experiments conducted using crudes of different wells. The experiments conducted during this study include measurement of viscosity as a function of time at different shear rate. It also shows the effect of pre–treatment on crude oil. The paper also discuss about the comparison between use of xylene and pour point depressants (PPD) at different concentration on crude oil

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Rincy Anto, Rajshree, Anirbid Sircar, Shreya Sahajpal Crude Characterisation on Rheometer for Flow Assurance International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 9 September 2015

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