Quantifying the effect of salinity on oilfield water-in-oil emulsion stability

NNA Ling, A Haber, BF Graham, ZM Aman… - Energy & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The effect of salinity on water-in-oil emulsions was systematically studied using a
combination of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) pulsed field gradient (PFG) …

Effects of Dissolved CO2 on the Crude Oil/Water Interfacial Viscoelasticity and the Macroscopic Stability of Water-in-Crude Oil Emulsion

G Sun, D Liu, C Li, D Yang, G Wei, F Yang… - Energy & Fuels, 2018 - ACS Publications
In CO2 flooding, the dissolution of CO2 in produced fluid may change the stability of crude
oil emulsion, thereby affecting the design/operation of the gathering pipeline and oil–water …

Revealing petroleum-water-CO2 emulsion stability by NMR about oil recovery and carbon storage

T Yuan, D Wang, H Sui - Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
CO 2 injection can simultaneously enhance oil recovery and carbon storage, but the stability
of petroleum-water-CO 2 emulsion affcet the production process and carbon storage …

Hydrate dispersion stability in synergistic hydrate inhibition of monoethylene glycol and anti-agglomerants

MZZ Abidin, ZM Aman, EF May, ML Johns… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine any synergistic effect on hydrate dispersion stability by
combining under-inhibited monoethylene glycol (MEG) with synthetic surfactants such as …

Analysis of the influence of carbon dioxide and nitrogen gases on the stability of heavy oil–water emulsions

M da Silva, CMS Sad, RRB Corona, LB Pereira… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The gases used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations for heavy oils affect the stability
of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions formed during lifting and flow making production …

Core-shell composite nanoparticles with magnetic and temperature dual stimuli-responsive properties for removing emulsified oil

M Duan, Z Xu, Y Zhang, S Fang, X Song… - Advanced Powder …, 2017 - Elsevier
Core-shell magnetic and thermosensitive composite nanoparticles, named as M-DMEA,
were prepared by grafting polyoxyalkylated N, N-dimethylethanolamine onto magnetite (Fe …

Ionic strength-dependent pre-asymptoic diffusion coefficient distribution in porous media-determination through the pulsed field gradient technique

H Wang, V Alvarado - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract 1 H pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance was used to study early-time
water diffusivity in porous media. The method has also been proven useful to characterize …

Gas Evolution Rates in Supersaturated Water-in-Oil Emulsions at Elevated Pressures

MA Miranda, AK Yegya Raman, DM Lavenson… - Energy & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the petroleum industry, emulsions are encountered in nearly every stage of oil production,
transportation, and operation. An understanding of the mass transfer rates during gas …

Effect of hydrate anti-agglomerants on water-in-crude oil emulsion stability

A Azizi, ML Johns, ZM Aman, EF May, NNA Ling… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Springer
Under high-pressure and low-temperature conditions, gas hydrate shells may form and grow
at the interface of water droplets in water-in-oil emulsions. Such hydrate formation can …

The effect of inert salts on explosive emulsion thermal degradation

P Yu, NNA Ling, EO Fridjonsson… - Propellants, Explosives …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) explosive emulsions are comparatively safe, effective and
low‐cost products for mining operations. They consist of a supersaturated ammonium nitrate …