Control of Initial Phase-Forming Stages in Oil Disperse Systems

• Published in: Chemistry and technology of fuels and oils Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 205 - 211
• Main Author: Safieva, R. Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-05-2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Control methods; Dispersion; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Methods of Analysis; Mineral Resources; System effectiveness; onset point; WAT; salt deposition; initial stages of phase formation; flow assurance; oil disperse systems
• ISSN: 0009-3092; 1573-8310
• DOI: 10.1007/s10553-020-01130-w

This article presents a brief comparative overview of the methods for controlling phase formation in oil disperse systems, of which those that record the initial phase-forming stages and are used for preventing undesirable complications in oil preparation, production, and transportation processes are investigated. Switch from static to dynamic methods is of special importance for creating steady multiphase, fluid, +flow (flow assurance) conditions for further development of underwater hydrocarbons recovery technologies, including in Russia. The experimental results of determination of the points of onset of wax and salt formation in model oil systems that illustrate their effectiveness for chemical inhibition of pertinent undesirable phenomena at the early phase formation stages are presented.