Method for modeling the flocculation conditions of hydrocarbon-containing
fluids under pressure, related to a reference fluid. The asphaltenic
properties are modeled from the results of an experimental study of a
single asphaltenic reference fluid and by means of homothetic
transformation laws. These reduced data allow to deal with asphaltenes
flocculation in an industrial simulator working according to a simplified
model. It is then possible to predict the amounts of asphaltenes that
will flocculate in a reservoir or in a reactor during development,
considering the variable pressure and composition conditions.
Application: optimization of the development conditions of reservoirs or
of an industrial reactor in which asphaltenic fluids undergo expansions.