The rheological properties of Prudhoe Bay Oil and the effects of a prolonged flow interruption on its flow behavior
Conference
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· Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5570030
The rheological properties of Prudhoe Bay oil, as with any other mixture of hydrocarbons, are markedly affected by the lowering of temperature. The TransAlaska pipeline traversing the state in a NorthSouth direction is subjected to severe ambient temperatures during the winter months. A prolonged flow interruption would result in inevitable heat losses from the trapped crude oil. The temperature decline would cause a significant alteration of the flow behavior. A fundamental heat transfer study and laboratory measurements were combined in order to forecast the rheological response and subsequent start-up requirements of Prudhoe Bay oil in gathering lines and in the TransAlaska pipeline.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Alaska
- OSTI ID:
- 5570030
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-830312-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE 11711
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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02 PETROLEUM
022000 -- Petroleum-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
023000* -- Petroleum-- Properties & Composition
ALASKA OIL PIPELINE
ARCTIC OCEAN
BAYS
BEAUFORT SEA
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDROCARBONS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PIPELINES
PRUDHOE BAY
RESOURCES
RHEOLOGY
SEAS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SURFACE WATERS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TRANSPORT
VARIATIONS
022000 -- Petroleum-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
023000* -- Petroleum-- Properties & Composition
ALASKA OIL PIPELINE
ARCTIC OCEAN
BAYS
BEAUFORT SEA
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDROCARBONS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PIPELINES
PRUDHOE BAY
RESOURCES
RHEOLOGY
SEAS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SURFACE WATERS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TRANSPORT
VARIATIONS