Air injection as a thermal method for heavy oil recovery has a long history of about a century.
However, it has not been widely applied in oilfields to date because of many challenges …

In situ combustion (ISC) plays a significant role in the exploitation of heavy crude oil. In this
study, the thermal behaviors and kinetics of combustion of heavy crude oil and its saturates …

The oxidation behavior of three crude oils was characterized by thermogravimetry coupled
with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (TG–FTIR) to investigate the oxidation …

To better understand in-situ combustion (ISC) theory and reveal the oxidation behavior and
mechanism of Hongqian (HQ) heavy crude oil, the thermo-oxidative characteristics and …

通过模拟实验揭示了从30℃ 到600℃ 的注空气全温度域原油氧化反应特征,
将原油注空气氧化反应划分为溶解膨胀, 低温氧化, 中温氧化和高温氧化4 个温度区间 …

A porous medium thermo-effect cell (PMTEC) was developed to fast characterize the
combustion of crude oils in porous media in air flow for air injection enhanced oil recovery …

In this work, the conversion/combustion behavior and kinetics of oil shale and its
components (bitumen, kerogen, and bitumen-free oil shale) were investigated under air …

To study the oxidation behavior of heavy oils, low temperature oxidation experiments under
differential temperature and pressure conditions were carried out for both heavy oils …

Copper stearate was applied as a catalyst for the oxidation of heavy oils. The catalytic effect
was investigated by high-pressure differential scanning calorimetry (HP-DSC) and …

Oxidation of heavy oil is essential for the success of in-situ combustion (ISC) projects.
However, the isothermal oxidation behavior of heavy oil has not been well understood. In …