Asphaltene is the heaviest and most polar fraction of crude oils, which is usually defined as
a solubility class, soluble in light aromatics, benzene and toluene, and insoluble in paraffins …

Pore-scale asphaltene deposition not only affects reservoir permeability and hydrocarbon
production efficiency but also impacts reservoirs performance used in other applications …

Precipitation and deposition of asphaltene are among chronic operational problems for
recovering oil from reservoirs of high asphaltene content. The present experimental study …

Asphaltene deposition is one of the unresolved problems in oil industries. Little information
is available on the critical question of “how fast” the flocculated asphaltene particles deposit …

Precipitation of asphaltene may occur during injecting CO 2 into oil reservoirs for enhanced
oil recovery (EOR). A potential means of combating such occurrence is to simultaneously …

Within recent decades, smart water (SW) injection has become an attractive approach to
improve oil recovery from conventional oil reservoirs. However, less attention has been …

During oil production, asphaltene nanoaggregates self-associate and can precipitate out
from the oil phase, especially light crudes, followed by deposition on rock, tubing, and …

Several factors influence the IFT of oil and formation water. These factors are rooted in the
complex composition of oil, presence of different salts in water, water salinity, temperature …

Investigation of oil fingerprints heterogeneities in different wells across the reservoir is a
critical effort in various disciplines of geochemical studies. Exploring new, trustworthy, and …

Changing pressure, temperature, and composition cause instability in crude oil and create a
problematic issue which is called asphaltene deposition. Asphaltene deposition causes …