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.

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