Experimental Investigations of the Mitigation of Paraffin Wax Deposition in Crude Oil Using Chemical Additives
- 5 January 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Petroleum Science and Technology
- Vol. 29 (5), 468-483
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10916460903394029
Abstract
Wax deposition from crude oil is a very expensive problem for oil producers around the world. The objective of this study is to understand the characteristics of paraffin wax deposition and to test the effectiveness of solvents in the inhibition of the crystallization and subsequent precipitation of the paraffin wax and to test the most effective concentration of the solvent used. The oil used here is from the Dakota formation from the Fourteen Mile Field in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming. Two paraffin inhibitors were tested for this crude oil on a horizontal flow system. The inhibitors are mixtures of solvents, pour point depressants, and wax crystal modifiers. These inhibitors were tested at different concentrations and temperatures and the deposition rates were obtained for each. One inhibitor especially designed for this crude oil was relatively successful, reducing the deposition by up to 59% depending on the temperature.Keywords
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