Particle Technology and Surface Phenomena in Minerals and Petroleum

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Asphaltene Aggregation and Characterization

   1. The Role of Asphaltene Aggregation in Viscosity Variation of Reservoir Hydrocarbons and in Miscible Processes

      • V. A. Kamath, M. R. Islam, S. L. Patil, J. C. Jiang, M. G. Kakade

      Pages 1-21

   2. Morphological Size of Asphaltene Micelles in Asphalt and Heavy Residue

      • Jiunn-Ren Lin, Hsienjen Lian, Jason Chen, Teh Fu Yen

      Pages 23-30

   3. Asphaltene Particle Size Distribution Studies by Fractals

      • Jiunn-Ren Lin, Hsienjen Lian, Kazem M. Sadeghi, Teh Fu Yen

      Pages 31-38

   4. Peptization Studies of Asphaltene in Asphalt Systems and Correlation by Solubility Parameter Spectra

      • H. J. Lian, J. R. Lin, T. F. Yen

      Pages 39-48

3. Theoretical Aspects and Reservoir Characterization

   1. Empirical Expression of Permeability in Terms of Other Petrophysical Properties

      • George V. Chilingarian

      Pages 49-55

   2. On Reliability of Description and Performance Data Estimates From Reservoir Simulators

      • Rufus O. Elemo

      Pages 57-68

   3. Abrasion Empirical Equations for the Itabirite Mud System

      • Aboulghasem Moonesan, Mohamed S. Bizanti

      Pages 69-79

   4. Correcting Oil-Water Relative Permeability Data for Capillary End Effect in Displacement Experiments

      • S. Qadeer, K. Dehghani, D. O. Ogbe, R. D. Ostermann

      Pages 81-104

   5. Shallow Sands of North Slope, Alaska and Their Hydrocarbon Potentials

      • G. D. Sharma, D. O. Ogbe, V. A. Kamath, M. Zhang

      Pages 105-133

   6. The Potential of Natural Gas in Alaskan Arctic

      • G. D. Sharma, V. A. Kamath, S. L. Patil

      Pages 135-155

4. Colloidal Dispersions in Minerals/Petroleum

   1. Coalescence Behavior of Water-in-Oil Emulsions

      • E. E. Isaacs, H. Huang, R. S. Chow, A. J. Babchin

      Pages 157-171

   2. Effect of Flocculation on Gypsum Filtration Efficiency

      • B. M. Moudgil, Shou-Lian Zhu

      Pages 173-178

   3. Transition Velocity for the Annular Flow of Viscoplastic Suspensions

      • Ana E. Paixão, Cesar C. Santana

      Pages 179-190

   4. Flotation Separation of Apatite From Dolomite Using Dodecylamine and Sodium Chloride

      • Brij M. Moudgil, Dursun E. Ince

      Pages 191-197

5. Surface Phenomena and Petroleum Recovery

   1. Surfactants in Enhanced Petroleum Recovery Processes: An Overview

      • Mahendra K. Sharma

      Pages 199-222

   2. Cosurfactant-Enhanced Alkaline/Polymer Floods for Improving Recovery in a Fractured Sandstone Reservoir

      • M. R. Islam

      Pages 223-233

   3. Foam Flow Behaviour in Porous Media in Relation to Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)

      • Dhirendra Kumar

      Pages 235-262

   4. Detection of a New Effect as a Result of Polymer Behavior in Alkaline Media

      • I. Metin Mihcakan, Craig W. Van Kirk

      Pages 263-292

6. Back Matter

   Pages 293-297

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The current state of the art of several aspects of minerals and petroleum is presented in this volume. It documents the proceedings of the Internationl symposium on Particle Technology and Surface Phenomena in Minerals and Petroleum sponsored by the Fine Particle Society (FPS). This meeting was held in San Diego, California, August 21-25, 1990. The symposium upon which this volume is based was organized in five sessions emphasizing various basic and applied aspects of research on minerals and petroleum technology. Major topics discussed involve surface phenomena in minerals, mineral flotation, characterization of aspaltenes, theoretical aspects of reservoir simulation, porosity, permeability, residual water saturation, hydrocarbon and gas potential in north slope Alaska, polymer/alkaline flooding, surfactant flooding and foam flooding for enhanced oil recovery. This edition includes eighteen selected papers presented in the symposium. These papers are divided in four broad categories: (1) Asphaltene Aggregation and Characterization, (2) Theoretical Aspects and Reservoir Characterization, (3) Colloidal Dispersions in Minerals/Petroleum, and (4) Surface Phenomena and Petroleum Recovery. Several mineral and oil recovery processes using various chemicals with special reference to surface phenomena and particle technology are described in these sections.

• Chlor
• colloid
• flow
• polymer
• separation
• viscosity
• water

• Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, USA

  Mahendra K. Sharma

• Rogaland University Centre, Stavanger, Norway

  G. D. Sharma

• University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA

  G. D. Sharma

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