Petroleum industry is the mainstay of the economical enlargement of many nations. Most of
the market prices of all commodities are built on the cost of wide-range of petroleum …

Upgrading of heavy oil using supercritical water (SCW) has attracted a lot of attention
recently due to the unique properties of SCW to act as hydrogen donor source and good …

Unconventional reservoirs have emerged as pivotal contributors, responsible for over 50%
of total US oil production. Yet, comprehending the intricate mechanisms of fluid transport in …

Despite the existing literature, the mechanisms of asphaltenes aggregation, precipitation,
and adsorption/deposition in relation to the structural motifs of asphaltenes remains unclear …

Solid deposition during production, transport, and storage of crude oils leads to significant
technical problems and economic losses for the oil and gas industry. The thermodynamic …

Unconventional oil resources (oil shale, oil sands, extra heavy oil, and natural bitumen) and
residues (atmospheric and vacuum residua) can exploit hot compressed water (HCW: T> …

Appropriate prediction of asphaltene stability can anticipate operational problems such as
plugging of lines and process equipment (pumps, heat exchangers, separation tanks …

Hydrocarbon-bearing formations have a life cycle that starts with initial development and
ends with abandoning the formation once depleted. The number of abandoned reservoirs is …

Asphaltene precipitation and deposition are considered major problems in primary,
secondary and tertiary phases of oil production. These phenomena can cause partial or …

Asphaltenes are the heaviest crude oil fraction and tend to self-associate and precipitate.
The precipitation and deposition of asphaltenes during the production, refining …