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Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2022 This paper investigates the deposition of asphaltenes in the porous medium of the studied field in Russia and predicts production profiles based on uncertainty evaluation.
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Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, 2023 Many oil and gas processes, including oil recovery, oil transportation, and petroleum processing, are negatively impacted by the precipitation and deposition of asphaltene. Screening methods for determining the stability of asphaltenes in crude oil have
Moammed A. Ahmed +2 more
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Energies, 2023 Some oil wells in the Tahe oilfield have been reported to produce extremely heavy oil due to asphaltene deposition. To enhance the flow of crude oil through the wellbore, engineers adopted the use of light oil from nearby wells to dissolve the heavy ...
Zuguo Yang +6 more
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Asphaltene-Derived Graphene Quantum Dots for Controllable Coatings on Glass, Fabrics, and Aerogels [PDF]
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) derived from natural asphaltene byproducts can produce controlled hydrophobic or hydrophilic interfaces on glass, fabrics, and aerogels.
Alkiviathes Meldrum (6021191) +6 more
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Aggregation thermodynamics for asphaltene precipitation [PDF]
, 2022 Asphaltene precipitation has been a major concern for petroleum industry due to its adverse effect upon upstream production, midstream transportation, and downstream refining.
Islam, Md Rashedul
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The role of direct asphaltene inhibitors on asphaltene stabilization during gas injection [PDF]
, 2020 There are a large number of investigations, which evaluate the impact of the liquid-based inhibitors on the asphaltene stabilization. In those studies, a specific volume of inhibitor was added to the oil sample and the asphaltene precipitation is then ...
Gandomkar, Asghar, Nasriani, Hamid Reza
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Self-Aggregation of Asphaltenes at an Oil/Water Interface: Formation and Destruction of the Asphaltene Protective Film [PDF]
, 2014 It is well known that asphaltene molecules play a significant role in stabilizing emulsions of water in crude oil or diluted bitumen solutions: Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to investigate the aggregation anti orientation behaviors of ...
Zhao YP(赵亚溥) +3 more
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Modeling and Scaling of the Viscosity of Suspensions of Asphaltene Nanoaggregates
Energies, 2017 The scaling and modeling of the viscosity of suspensions of asphaltene nanoaggregates is carried out successfully taking into consideration the solvation and clustering of nanoaggragates, and the jamming of the suspension at the glass transition volume ...
Rajinder Pal
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Experimental Investigation of Asphaltene Induced Permeability Reduction [PDF]
, 2010 CO2 injection is one of efficient enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods among gas flooding, however, asphaltene precipitation during CO2 injection might lead to production loss and reduced efficiency. To understand the mechanism of asphaltene deposition is
Yoshihisa Hayashi, Hiroshi Okabe
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Isolation of Asphaltene-Degrading Bacteria from Sludge Oil
Makara Journal of Science, 2015 Sludge oil contains 30%–50% hydrocarbon fractions that comprise saturated fractions, aromatics, resins, and asphaltene. Asphaltene fraction is the most persistent fraction.
Pingkan Aditiawati +1 more
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