Determination and Prediction of Wax Deposition from Alaska North Slope Crude Oil

Due to increasing oil demand, oil companies are moving into arctic environments for oil production. Due to low temperature in<br>these regions, wax starts to deposit when the temperature falls below Wax Appearance Temperature (WAT). These solid wax<br>particles cause additional pressure drop in production tubing, pipeline and processing equipment eventually leading to<br>plugging. Problems associated with wax deposition are very costly due to production down time and removal of wax. Hence<br>accurate prediction of WAT and the amount of wax formed at given condition becomes important for sustainable operation in<br>this kind of environment.