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 …
In recent years, controlling the salinity and composition of the injected water has become an emerging enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique, often described as low salinity (LS) …
Interfacial tension (IFT) as one of the main properties for efficient CO2 flooding planning in oil reservoirs depends strongly on pressure, temperature, and composition of the reservoir …
The utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has a lot of benefits however, the usage of bare NPs still has a few drawbacks, including instability …
Many investigations have been carried out to provide a good understanding of the colloidal state of asphaltenes in appropriate solvents such as toluene or natural medium. Despite …
Recently, due to declination of oil production the importance of enhancement of oil recovery becomes highlighted. CO 2 injection as one of popular approaches because of …
M Ghanavati, MJ Shojaei, AR SA - Energy & Fuels, 2013 - ACS Publications
Heavy and extra heavy crude oils usually have a high weight percentage of asphaltene, which could induce many problems during production to refining processes. Also …
Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), as a commercially proven high ultimate recovery process for heavy oil and bitumen is energy intensive and may be limited by high usage of …