This synthesis explores the state-of-the-knowledge and state-of-the-practice regarding the
latest updates on polymer-modified bitumens (PmBs). The information in this study was …

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

The low salinity water flooding (LSWF) technique has established itself as cost-effective and
environment-friendly in nature but its mechanisms are still unclear. Recovery due to LSWF …

Asphaltene precipitation and its subsequent deposition is one of the major flow assurance
problems of oil industry. This issue could arise in upstream and downstream sectors. There …

The supply of conventional light petroleum is being depleted, leading to increasing
dependence on unconventional oil sources such as heavy oil. Heavy oil often contains a …

Deposition of asphaltene aggregates can easily depress the oil production, because it may
clog the wellbores, annulus, pipelines, and surface facilities. Moreover, asphaltene …

In the current research, an analytical method was proposed for rapid quantitative
determination of saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes (SARA) fractions of crude oil …

A number of indices generated from SARA analyses data are used for characterization of
petroleum mixtures (eg colloidal instability index I c=(As+ S)/(R+ A) and asphaltene index I …

High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
spectroscopy experiments were applied to obtain detailed information on the hydrocarbon …

Heavy and bituminous crude oils containing asphaltene are expected to compensate for the
decline of conventional oil production in the upcoming days. Asphaltene precipitation is …