Heavy oil is estimated to account for about 70% of the remaining oil reserves and
considered as the most promising and readily available oil resource to meet energy …

Air injection as a thermal method for heavy oil recovery has a long history of about a century.
However, it has not been widely applied in oilfields to date because of many challenges …

In situ combustion (ISC) plays a significant role in the exploitation of heavy crude oil. In this
study, the thermal behaviors and kinetics of combustion of heavy crude oil and its saturates …

Low-temperature oxidation (LTO) is of great significance for the subsequent oxidation
reactions and oil recovery during in-situ combustion. The paper brings an in-depth analysis …

The oxidation behavior of three crude oils was characterized by thermogravimetry coupled
with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (TG–FTIR) to investigate the oxidation …

Oil oxidation reactions have attracted considerable interest in terms of mechanism
comprehension for thermally enhanced oil recovery applications. Many hypotheses …

Advances in sequential hydrothermal liquefaction (SEQ-HTL, or two-step HTL) is limited by
its low bio-oil production and enormous aqueous phase (AP) byproduct. The objective of this …

An exhaustive review on the application of different metal-based nanoparticles for the
upgrading of heavy oils has been performed. Particular emphasis has been put on those …

This research is intended to reveal the difference and connection of oxidation behavior
between crude oil and its SARA fractions. Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning …

Foam flooding is an effective oil displacement technique to improve fluid sweep efficiency
and increase oil recovery. The objective of this study is to investigate the application of air …