Abstract: Process for the dissolution of asphaltene sediments in oil wells which consists in introducing a solubilizing composition for the above asphaltenes into the oil wells, characterized in that the solubilizing composition comprises:(a) a basically hydrocarbon fraction consisting of at least 70%, preferably at least 80% by weight, of aromatic and alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons, the alkyl group being from C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 ;(b) a fraction basically consisting of quinoline and isoquinoline as such or alkyl substituted, preferably as such, the alkyl group being from C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 ; the weight ratio between fraction (a) and (b) being from 97.5/2.5 to 75/25, preferably from 97/3 to 90/10.

Abstract: Particular hydrocarbon composition constituted by saturated species, alkylbenzenes and polyaromatics, useful for dissolving asphaltenic residues present in oil wells.

Abstract: Particular hydrocarbon composition constituted by saturated species, alkylbenzenes and polyaromatics, useful for dissolving asphaltenic residues present in oil wells. Such useful hydrocarbon blends for dissolving asphaltenic residues present in oil wells, are characterized in that said blends are essentially constituted by a composition selected from those which, on a ternary chart, in which the vertex (A) represents 100% of polyaromatics with z<-6, the vertex (B) represents 100% of saturated species, and the vertex (C) represents 100% of alkylbenzenes with z=-6, are comprised between:the vertex (A), i.e., 100% of polyaromatics with z<-6;the point, along the side AB, corresponding to 77% of polyaromatics with z<-6 and 23% of saturated species;the point, along the side AC, corresponding to 45% of alkylbenzenes and 55% of polyaromatics with z<-6;with the further constraint that the initial boiling point of the above said hydrocarbon blend is higher than 150.degree. C.

Abstract: Alkylarylethers are produced according to the invention using phenols and ethers of aliphatic alcohols as the starting materials, in the presence of BPO.sub.4.