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Wax Deposition Profile Estimation in Production Pipeline ReviewBy Chetan Mundhada, Anand Kulkarni, Somnath Nandi
Abstract: Wax deposition has been a major challenge in flow assurance of paraffinic crude oils. A major problem occurs because of a decrease in the bulk oil flowing and pipe wall temperatures. Wax deposits form when the temperature of the produced fluid falls below the wax appearance temperature or the cloud point temperature. Problems like pipeline plugging, increased pumping pressure and reduction in production rates are very common. Sophisticated mechanical and …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 18–26 Read article →