Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Management
ASPHALTENE, NAPHTHENIC ACID AND NAPHTHENATE COMPONENTS OF SOME CRUDE OIL SAMPLES AND THEIR IMPACT ON PRODUCTION AND EXPORT

TEMPLE N CHIKWE; Remy Ukachukwu Duru

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2022.277619.1615

Abstract
  The Asphaltene and metal naphthenate components of crude oil samples from ten different wells within an oil reservoir were determined using different analytical techniques. The asphaltene content was determined by gravimetric analyses while the metal naphthenate components were determined by obtaining ...  Read More

Evaluation of a Naturally-derived Deflocculant (Terminalia Chebula) in Bentonite Dispersions

Jalal Neshat; Seyed Reza Shadizadeh

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 21-44

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2016.15788

Abstract
  The unwanted addition of salt to drilling causes flocculation which has an adverse effect on mud rheological properties. To treat the flocculated mud chemical, deflocculants are commonly used; however, their disadvantages such as negative environmental effects, lower tolerance to contamination, and toxicity ...  Read More