02259nab a2200181 4500 20260520000831.0 260224s2009 xxu Inorganic solid content governs water-in-crude oil emulsion stability predictions mar./abr. 2009 13/08/2009 ; 2009-08-07 11 p. ; 1258-1268 Resúmen del autor: Solving oilfield emulsion problems is often addressed with the field bottle test. This widely used and informative method uses fresh samples and readily generates a number of emulsion stability parameters that aptly describe the diverse aspects of oil-water separation, namely, water drop, oil dryness, and interface quality. Bottle test data by itself is not predictive because all of the parameters are dependent. Demulsification depends upon the conditions used to resolve the emulsion and the crude oil components that inherently stabilize emulsions. By coupling field bottle test data with subsequent characterization of the same samples used in the field, it is possible to gain insight into the factors that describe and possibly determine emulsion stability. Past work using 12 different crude oils showed that inorganic solid content was the most informative parameter in describing many aspects of emulsion stability. Higher solid levels resulted in more stable emulsions. Further field studies and laboratory analyses have doubled the sample size of the original data set and nearly doubled the number of potential descriptive variables. The characterization data is multivariate (i.e., described by many variables) to account for the chemical diversity of crude oil emulsions. In this study, a broad spectrum of oils with American Petroleum Institute (API) gravities ranging from 10-31° and their associated water were characterized using 18 different parameters. Statistical analyses of the expanded data set yield results that agree with the conclusions set forth in the original study. Inorganic solid content remains the most descriptive variable in predicting emulsion stability Energy & fuels 23 ARTICULO Poindexter, Michael K. 41739 Marsh, Samuel C. 41740 170265 170265 0 0 0 0 238084 BAAB BAAB 2026-03-05 200045092 0 200045092 2026-03-05 15:12:31 2026-03-05 ARTICULO