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Asphaltene Deposition Envelope (ADE) Screener

CII · de Boer · UAOP — fast SARA-based screen for asphaltene risk

Screen a live crude for asphaltene precipitation risk from SARA composition and reservoir / operating pressures. Returns the Colloidal Instability Index (CII), saturate/aromatic ratio, de Boer-style relative-pressure risk band, and an empirical upper asphaltene onset pressure (UAOP). Use as a FEED-stage filter before commissioning a full PVT + light-scattering UAOP measurement.

SARA Composition (wt %)

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Pressures & Temperature

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Equations

Colloidal Instability Index:

CII = (Saturates + Asphaltenes) / (Aromatics + Resins)

Empirical UAOP:

UAOP ≈ Pbp · (1 + 0.30 · CII · Asphaltenewt %)

De Boer risk: CII & ΔP/Pbp jointly determine zone.