hydrocarbon stabilization
hydrocarbon stabilization
[¦hī·drə′kär·bən ‚stā·bə·lə′zā·shən] (petroleum engineering)
The stepwise pressure reduction of a well stream to allow the release of dissolved gases until the liquid is stable at storage-tank conditions.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.