This study presents the development of a novel modeling tool designed to predict condensate emulsions, focusing on key factors causing emulsions such as pH, solid content, asphaltene concentration, droplet size, and organic acids. The findings reveal that higher shear rates and the presence of asphaltenes significantly enhance emulsion stability, while pH and organic acid content play complex roles in either stabilizing or destabilizing the emulsions.
Introduction
An emulsion is a combination of two immiscible liquid phases wherein one phase is dispersed within the other. In an emulsion, a continuous phase and a dispersed phase exist, also referred to as the external and internal phases, respectively. The dispersed phase consists of oil droplets within the continuous phase of water, or vice versa.
