Asphaltene deposition in the reservoirs, tubbing, and surface facilities causes serious flow
assurance problems with significant economic implications. Asphaltene flow assurance …

Asphaltene is a component of crude oil that has been linked to serious production and
transportation issues. It is a solid oil component with various shapes and molecular …

Processing crude oil of variable composition, especially due to the need to process crude oil
blends obtained from various sources, presents a tremendous process challenge. This is …

Water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions are the most common type of emulsions handled in petroleum
processes. It is thought that the field emulsions are primarily stabilized by asphaltene–resin …

In this work, a new solvent package (named TPMDS) for asphaltene removal under static
and dynamic conditions was developed through a set of experiments. TPMDS consists of …

In this paper, we present a systematic review of the perturbed-chain statistical associating
fluid theory equation of state (PC-SAFT) EoS for thermodynamic modeling with application in …

Asphaltenes aggregation and waxes in petroleum were simulated considering five
molecular structures containing functional groups: asphaltenes, resins, and non-polar …

A fast and reliable method to predict the zones of asphaltene deposition in oilfield wells is
proposed. The study reveals that the critical colloidal instability index of crude oil during the …

Multiphase equilibrium calculations are important in primary and enhanced oil recovery
production mechanisms such as natural depletion, gas injection, and steam injection …

The utilization of microfluidics has generated deep insights into asphaltene precipitation
mechanisms and oil–water emulsion stabilization. Agglomeration and precipitation of …