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• Published Subscription 15 Mar 2024

  Evidence of PDMS-based foam control agent mechanism on crude oil foams

  By Carlos Eduardo Perles, Vanessa Rufato Carpi, Vanessa Bizotto Guersoni, Eloi Monteiro dos Santos, Cesar Costapinto Santana, Osvaldo Karnitz Junior, Marcelo Souza de Castro

  Abstract: Crude oil foam is a frequent problem faced in oil production operations that can cause the reduction of the separator efficiency, separator overflow, carry out of liquid by the gas stream, and other serious problems. Among the techniques used to attenuate foams in crude production, the injection of chemical additives is still considered one of the most efficient. However, the effectiveness of a foam control agent (FCA) is limited to …

  Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 13–23 Read article →