Gulf Professional Publishing Asphaltene Deposition Control by Chemical Inhibitors: Theoretical and Practical Prospects

Product Description Asphaltene Deposition Control by Chemical Inhibitors: Theoretical and Practical Prospects is the most advanced reference focused on chemical dispersants and inhibitors from both an experimental and modeling viewpoint. Adequate knowledge of the effective parameters in each treatment method, interactions, mechanisms and economic viewpoints involved in asphaltene treatment are crucial for future development, recovery forecast, and reserve prediction, hence this reference delivers on all these aspects. Sections cover the environmental impacts of asphaltene deposition, prevention methods, and experimental methods, both static and dynamic, to test the effectiveness of inhibitors on restricting asphaltene deposition. Rounding out with modeling methods used to simulate asphaltene-inhibitor interactions and a workflow to select suitable inhibitors by technical, economic and environmental considerations, this book will give today’s engineers and researchers the right tool to mitigate formation damage in a sustainably responsible way. Review With this comprehensive reference, readers will be able to gain control of formation damage in asphaltene deposition From the Back Cover Formation damage due to asphaltene precipitation/deposition is an undeniable issue in the oil and gas industry with reservoirs, wells, pipelines, and surface facilities experiencing damage during oil production, transportation, and processing. Different physical and chemical treatments have been introduced and used in industry, but researchers and engineers have difficulty in detailed understanding of the mechanisms and selecting suitable economic and environmental methods for treatment. Asphaltene Deposition Control by Chemical Inhibitors is the most advanced reference focused on chemical dispersants and inhibitors from both an experimental and modeling viewpoint. Adequate knowledge of the effective parameters in each treatment method, interactions, mechanisms, and economic viewpoints involved in asphaltene treatment are crucial for future development, recovery forecast, and reserve prediction and this reference delivers in all these aspects. Starting out with the environmental impacts of asphaltene deposition, the reference advances on to cover control and prevention methods before moving on to the experimental methods, both static and dynamic, to test the effectiveness of inhibitors on restricting asphaltene deposition. Rounding out with modeling methods used to simulate asphaltene-inhibitor interactions and a workflow to select suitable inhibitors by technical, economic, and environmental considerations, Asphaltene Deposition Control by Chemical Inhibitors gives today’s engineers and researchers the right tool to mitigate formation damage in a sustainably responsible way. About the Author Ali Ghamartale is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He earned a PhD in oil and gas engineering from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, a M.Sc. and B.Sc., both in reservoir engineering from Shiraz University. Ali was previously a technician at PetroAzma Company and programmer in MATLAB and has earned one patent. Shokufe Afzali is currently a Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Nima Rezaei is currently a Post-doctoral at the Department of Process Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Kuwait University and Shiraz University. Nima earned a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo, a M.Sc. in chemical engineering from Shiraz University, and a B.Sc. in chemical engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Nima is a member of AIChE, CIS, and SPE. Sohrab is currently an Assistant Professor and Statoil Chair in Reservoir Analysis in the Department of