Journal
LANGMUIR
Volume 32, Issue 34, Pages 8729-8734Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02376
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- Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC)
- Abu Dhabi Oil RD Sub-Committee
- Petroleum Institute (PI), UAE
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Asphaltenes are known to cause severe flow assurance problems in the near-wellbore region of oil reservoirs. Understanding the mechanism of asphaltene deposition in porous media is of great significance for the development of accurate numerical simulators and effective chemical remediation treatments. Here, we present a study of the dynamics of asphaltene deposition in porous media using microfluidic devices. A model oil containing 5 wt % dissolved asphaltenes was mixed with n-heptane, a known asphaltene precipitant, and flowed through a representative porous media microfluidic chip. Asphaltene deposition was recorded and analyzed as a function of solubility, which was directly correlated to particle size and Pklet number. In particular, pore-scale visualization and velocity profiles, as well as three stages of deposition, were identified and examined to determine the important convection diffusion effects on deposition.
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