%0 Journal Article
%@ 2010376X
%A Alian, S.S.
%A Omar, A.A.
%A Alta'ee, A.F.
%A Hani, I.
%D 2011
%F scholars:2055
%J World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
%K Asphaltene precipitation; Dynamic displacements; Effect of CO; Effect of pressure; Enhanced oil recovery; Formation damage; Injection pressures; Light oil; Light oil reservoirs; Malaysians; Oil production; Pore volume; Reservoir conditions; Reservoir formation; Sandstone cores, Asphaltenes; Carbon dioxide; Enhanced recovery; Experiments; Petroleum reservoir engineering; Petroleum reservoirs, Water injection
%P 733-737
%T Study of asphaltene precipitation induced formation damage during CO 2 injection for a Malaysian light oil
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/2055/
%V 78
%X In this work, the precipitation of asphaltene from a Malaysian light oil reservoir was studies. A series of experiments were designed and carried out to examine the effect of CO 2 injection on asphaltene precipitation. Different pressures of injections were used in Dynamic flooding experiment in order to investigate the effect of pressure versus injection pore volume of CO 2. These dynamic displacement tests simulate reservoir condition. Results show that by increasing the pore volume of injected gas asphaltene precipitation will increases, also rise in injection pressure causes less precipitation. Sandstone core plug was used to represent reservoir formation during displacement test; therefore it made it possible to study the effect of present of asphaltene on formation. It is found out that the precipitated asphaltene can reduce permeability and porosity which is not favorable during oil production.
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