Perspective for using Nd–Fe–B magnets as a tool for the improvement of the production and transportation of Vietnamese crude oil with high paraffin content
Title
Perspective for using Nd–Fe–B magnets as a tool for the improvement of the production and transportation of Vietnamese crude oil with high paraffin content
Subject
Crude oil pour point
Magnetic treatment (MT)
Paraffin (wax) deposition
Description
Controlling the paraffin deposition is one of the most serious and costly problems for high-paraffin crude-oil production and transportation. This holds especially for offshore, deep-water wells and pipelines, like in Vietnam. For finding solutions for these problems, a series of experiments has been performed in order to study the effects of a magnetic field on the rheology of two often produced crude oil samples, using the high and variable magnetic-flux density of a Nd–Fe–B magnet. The resulting changes in the essential characteristics of the magnetically treated (MT) crude oils, like form and size of the paraffin clusters as well as the rheology parameters, have definitely proved the possibility to use a Nd–Fe–B magnetic tool as an environmentally friendly and effective method to control the paraffin deposition in crude oils of Vietnam that have a high paraffin content.
2
327
Publisher
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic M aterials
Date
2003-04-01
Contributor
Tung, N.P
Vinh, N.Q
Phong, N.T.P
Long, B.Q.K
Hung, P.V
Type
Journal Article
Identifier
7U8X8J8N
0921-4526
10.1016/S0921-4526(02)01788-X
Collection
Citation
“Perspective for using Nd–Fe–B magnets as a tool for the improvement of the production and transportation of Vietnamese crude oil with high paraffin content,” Lamar University Midstream Center Research, accessed May 8, 2024, https://lumc.omeka.net/items/show/337.