Study of Viscosity-temperature Properties of Oil and Gas-condensate Mixtures in Critical Temperature Ranges of Phase Transitions

V. Yu. Loskutov, N.N. Yadrevskaya, N.V. Yudina, N.V. Usheva
2014 Procedia Chemistry  
Transport of oil and gas-condensate mixtures of various compositions is found to be accompanied by a slight increase in viscosity in the coldest period when ground temperatures at depth of a condensate pipeline reach 0 -minus 4°С. Fall in temperature of oil fluids under study to minus 10 -minus 30 °С is accompanied by a sharp increase in all structural and rheological parameters of the mixture. Even a slight amount of oil added to a gas-condensate mixture causes a significant decrease in
more » ... ty in the negative temperature range. As a result, cloud and pour point of a mixture falls, its amount decreases, the structure of paraffin deposits changes.
doi:10.1016/j.proche.2014.10.058 fatcat:dl2daox4szggzc4wefmchcwcdm