“Asphaltene Issues in Deepwater Production” Part I: Operator
Presenter: Doris Gonzalez – BP America
Abstract
In deepwater production systems, pressure and temperature conditions, complex reservoir characteristics, and various fluid phases flowing from the reservoir rock to the surface could defer production due to the formation and deposition of asphaltenes anywhere in the production system. This key risk factor can create significant impact on field development plan. Several approaches can be used in a tried to identify, mitigate and remediate this potential risk.
The first of these series of presentations will summarized several critical aspects observed in the field related to the asphaltene precipitation and deposition phenomena.
The current state of the art of asphaltene understanding , prevention and remediation doesn’t provide clear solutions to the problem. Operator companies should closely work with service companies and academia to mitigate the risk.
Doris Gonzalez Bio
Doris Gonzalez holds BSc in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Colombia. MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Rice University in Houston on asphaltene simulation. Currently, she holds a Fluid Specialist position at BP America. Previously, Doris worked for Schlumberger as Flow Assurance Project Engineer and then she worked as the Data Quality Manager for the Reservoir Fluids Lab in Houston. She is the author of several technical papers related to flow assurance fluid characterization and modeling.
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