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Energies, 2022 Due to the presence of asphaltene, the flow assurance of high viscosity crude oil becomes more challenging and costly to produce in wellbores and pipelines. One of the most effective ways to reduce viscosity is to blend heavy oil with light oil. However,
Pingchuan Dong, Pingchuan Dong
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The mechanism of ultrasonic irradiation effect on viscosity variations of heavy crude oil
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021 Viscosity reduction of heavy oil has economic benefits and applicational value in the field. Applying viscosity reduction technology of heavy oil with ultrasound, this paper examines the influence of ultrasonic irradiation time and the addition of ...
Chao Li, Xiuming Wang, Pengfei Wu
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A review of chemical viscosity reducers for heavy oil: Advances and application strategies
Fuel Processing TechnologyThe proportion of heavy oil in oil production will be higher and higher, but the high viscosity of heavy oil limits the development of heavy oil. In order to avoid the problems of high energy consumption and carbon emission caused by thermal recovery of ...
Wyclif Kiyingi +2 more
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Modeling Emulsification Influence on Oil Properties and Fate to Inform Effective Spill Response
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Water-in-oil emulsification affects spilled oil fate and exposure, as well as the effectiveness of oil spill response options, via changes in oil viscosity.
Deborah P. French-McCay +2 more
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Geofluids, 2023 Viscosity reducer flooding has been successfully applied in tertiary oil recovery of ordinary heavy oil reservoirs. However, lowering interfacial tension or reducing oil viscosity, which is more critical for viscosity reducer to improve oil recovery of ...
Zongyang Li
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Study on Viscosity Reducer Flooding Technology for Deep Low Permeability Extra Heavy Oil Reservoirs
Geofluids, 2021 Deep low permeability extra heavy oil reservoir has the characteristics of high formation pressure, high crude oil viscosity, and low permeability.
Xiaopeng Cao +7 more
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Molecules, 2023 The urgent problem to be solved in heavy oil exploitation is to reduce viscosity and improve fluidity. Emulsification and viscosity reduction technology has been paid more and more attention and its developments applied.
Fan Zhang +4 more
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Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Graphene-Based Comb Polymer Viscosity Reducer
Energies, 2023 The high viscosity of heavy oil makes it difficult to realize its economic value. Therefore, improving the fluidity of heavy oil can effectively improve the economic benefit of the development of heavy oil resources.
Zhengdong Xu +9 more
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Analysis of selected results of engine oil tests [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 The study presents selected results of viscosity tests performed for different temperatures of lubricating oil with viscosity marked as 5w30. Viscosity tests of new oil and oil right after being used have been compared.
Landowski Bogdan, Baran Monika
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Viscosity-reducing experiment of heavy oil emulsion by water bath and microwave heating
You-qi chuyun, 2021 In order to explore the viscosity reduction characteristics and mechanism of heavy oil emulsion by water bath and microwave heating, the comparative viscosity-reducing experiments by water bath and microwave heating were designed with the Venezuela heavy
Yunlong WANG +4 more
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