Asphaltenes—Problematic but Rich in Potential
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For help in preparation of this article, thanks to Ballard Andrews, Soraya Betancourt, Denise Freed and Martin Hürlimann, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Myrt E. Cribbs, Chevron Energy Technology Company, Houston; Tara Davies, James Du and Ray Kennedy, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Peter Eichelberger, Adomite Chemicals, Nalco Energy Services L.P., Sugar Land, Texas; Doris Gonzalez, Houston; Gregory Kubala, Sugar Land; Jeremiah M. Purcell, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; and Carlos Alberto Torres Nava, Maturin, Venezuela. For help in preparation of the front cover, thanks to Edo Boek, Cambridge, England. CHDT (Cased Hole Dynamics Tester), MDT (Modular Formation Dynamics Tester), Oilphase-DBR and Petrel are marks of Schlumberger. In the oil field, asphaltenes are best known for clogging wells, flowlines, surface
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