An analysis of methods for determination of onsets of asphaltene phase separations

Dehghani, Seyed Ali Mousavi; Riazi, M.R.; Vafaie-Sefti, Mohsen; Mansoori, G. Ali

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2003.12.007

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“…The most important notion is that of flocculation point, which is defined as being the minimum quantity of flocculant which precipitates the asphaltenes in the crude/solvent medium. Mousavi-Dehghani et al (2004) propose various descriptions of this flocculation point.…”

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Characterisation of Asphaltenes and Modelling of Flocculation – State of the Art

Pina¹,

Mougin²,

Béhar³

2006

Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Rev. IFP

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Résumé -Caractérisation des asphaltènes et modélisation de la floculation -État de l'Art -Ce travail présente un état de l'art concernant la floculation des asphaltènes avec deux grands items : la caractérisation des asphaltènes dans différents milieux et la modélisation de la floculation. Cette revue commence par une caractérisation des asphaltènes proprement dite puis des caractérisations de ces derniers dans des solvants synthétiques ou des bruts. Nous insistons sur les techniques de détermination de masses molaires et de diffraction. L'incidence d'un ajout de bon/mauvais solvant est également discutée. La seconde partie de cette revue concerne la modélisation de la floculation. Elle examine les différents modèles de la littérature avant de présenter celui de Szewczyk et Béhar (1999) et son intégration dans un simulateur de réservoir. Les modèles disponibles requièrent encore des données expérimentales délicates à acquérir et un effort de recherche doit être réalisé pour améliorer cet état de fait. Abstract -Characterisation of Asphaltenes and Modelling of Flocculation -State of the Art -This document describes a state of the art concerning the flocculation of asphaltenes with two major sections: characterisation of asphaltenes in various environments and modelling of flocculation. This review starts with the characterisation of asphaltenes as such, then their characterisation in synthetic solvents or crudes. Emphasis is placed on molar mass determination and diffraction techniques. The impact of adding a good/poor solvent is also discussed. The second part of this review is dedicated to modelling.We first examine the various models in the literature before describing the Szewczyk and Béhar (1999) model and its integration in a reservoir simulator. The models available still require experimental data which is difficult to collect and further research is needed to improve this situation.Petroleum Industry Applications of Thermodynamics Applications de la thermodynamique dans l'industrie pétrolière

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confidence: 99%

Characterisation of Asphaltenes and Modelling of Flocculation – State of the Art

Pina¹,

Mougin²,

Béhar³

2006

Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Rev. IFP

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“…The effect of precipitating asphaltenes may not be apparent until well beyond the onset of asphaltene precipitation due to its low concentration. The change in the slope of graphs is not as sharp as it was reported by Mousavi-Dehghani et al (2004). Any further increase in the volume of n-heptane can dilute the mixture and it will cover the effect of precipitated asphaltenes.…”

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A comprehensive experimental evaluation of asphaltene dispersants for injection under reservoir conditions

2016

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As the efficiency of dispersants with different origins is questionable for each typical oil sample, the present study provides a reproducible and reliable method for screening asphaltene dispersants for a typical asphaltenic crude oil. Four different asphaltene dispersants (polyisobutylene succinimide, polyisobutylene succinic ester, nonylphenol-formaldehyde resin modified by polyamines, and rapeseed oil amide) were prepared and their performance on two oils from an Iranian field under laboratory and reservoir conditions was studied. A thorough analysis including ash content and SARA tests was performed on the solid asphaltene particles to characterize the nature of deposits. Then a highly efficient carrier fluid, which is crucial when injecting dispersant into the wells, was selected from a variety of chemicals by comparing their solubility. In the next step, using an optical microscope, a viscometer, and a Turbiscan, the screening of dispersants under laboratory conditions was done on a mixture of dead oil and dispersant to evaluate the onset of asphaltene precipitation and its stability when titrating by a precipitant. Finally, two different mixtures of the efficient dispersants, live oil, and carrier fluid were used with the solid detection system (SDS) and the filtration method to examine their effects on the onset pressure of asphaltene precipitation and the asphaltene content of the crude oil under reservoir conditions. The results show that the combination of experimental methods used in this work could be consistently applied to screening asphaltene dispersants. Among the four different dispersants applied here, the dispersant based on nonylphenol-formaldehyde resin modified by polyamines showed the best performance on the available live oils. This chemical modified the onset pressure of asphaltene precipitation of light oil from 4300 psi to about 3600 psi and decreased the precipitated asphaltene of heavy oil by about 30 %.

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“…Investigation of solving asphaltene precipitation and deposition problems can be categorized into four groups (Carlos da Silva Ramos et al, 2001;Mousavi-Dehghani et al, 2004;Vazquez and Mansoori, 2000): (a) the development of theoretical models; (b) the interfacial and colloidal performance of asphaltene in crude oils and their corresponding modeling systems; (c) the determination of chemical additives for the inhibition of asphaltene precipitation;(d) separating of asphaltene using additives, hydrocyclones and membranes.…”

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Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Asphaltene Separation from Crude Oil Using Ceramic Membrane Technology

Rezakazemi

Mirzaei

Asghari

et al. 2017

Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Rev. IFP Energies nouvel

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-The effects of aluminum oxide nanoparticles on the removal of asphaltenes from an Iranian crude oil (Soroush) using a ceramic membrane with pore size of 0.2 mm were investigated. In order to achieve superior asphaltene separation by ultrafiltration, it is essential to make some changes for destabilizing asphaltene in crude oil. The asphaltene destabilization was done using crude oil contact with an acid containing dissolved metal ions. Metal oxide nanoparticles adsorbed asphaltene molecules and increased their molecular size. The nanoparticle of aluminum oxide was applied to alter precipitation and peptization properties of asphaltenes. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) was used to measurement of the asphaltene molecular size dissolved in toluene. Raman spectroscopy and the Tuinstra equation were used to determine the aromatic sheet diameter (L a ) via the integrated intensities of the G and D1 modes. This revealed that the asphaltene particles react with nano aluminum oxide and the average molecular size of asphaltene was raised from 512.754 to 2949.557 nm and L a from 5.482 to 13.787. The obtained results showed that using nano aluminum oxides, asphaltene separation increased from 60-85 wt% to 90-97 wt% based on the asphaltene content of crude oil.

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An analysis of methods for determination of onsets of asphaltene phase separations

Cited by 160 publications

References 36 publications

Characterisation of Asphaltenes and Modelling of Flocculation – State of the Art

Characterisation of Asphaltenes and Modelling of Flocculation – State of the Art

A comprehensive experimental evaluation of asphaltene dispersants for injection under reservoir conditions

Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Asphaltene Separation from Crude Oil Using Ceramic Membrane Technology

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