In-situ heavy oil viscosity prediction at high temperatures using low-field NMR relaxometry and nonlinear least squares
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116328
Abstract: Abstract Heavy oil and bitumen resources are the most abundant hydrocarbon energy source worldwide. However, due to their high viscosity, complex thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods are frequently applied to reduce it. Information about… read more here.
Keywords: viscosity; least squares; nonlinear least; oil viscosity ... See more keywords
A state-of-the-art review of nanoparticle applications with a focus on heavy oil viscosity reduction
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117845
Abstract: Abstract With the continuous depletion of easy-to produce oil resources, the effective and low-cost exploitation and upgrading of heavy oil becomes a key to alleviate the contradiction between energy supply and social energy demand. However,… read more here.
Keywords: oil viscosity; oil; viscosity; viscosity reduction ... See more keywords
Effects of Oil Viscosity on the Plugging Performance of Oil-in-Water Emulsion in Porous Media
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b00889
Abstract: Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion is an effective plugging agent for improving fluid mobility conformance. Most studies to date have attributed the plugging mechanism solely to the “Jamin effect”. In this work, we investigate the influence of… read more here.
Keywords: viscosity; oil water; water emulsion; oil viscosity ... See more keywords
Emulsification of acidic heavy oil for viscosity reduction and enhanced oil recovery
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DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2018.1544908
Abstract: Abstract Heavy oil used in this study was typical acidic heavy oil (high content of petroleum acid) and very prone to generate viscosified W/O emulsions by mixing with formation water. In order to prevent W/O… read more here.
Keywords: acidic heavy; water; oil viscosity; heavy oil ... See more keywords
Modeling microbial-induced oil viscosity reduction: Effect of temperature, salinity and nutrient concentration
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DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2018.1463253
Abstract: ABSTRACT This research simulated oil recovery with emphasis on oil viscosity reduction by direct microbe action and metabolites; predicted hydrogeochemical reactions involved with nutrient – brine interaction in reservoirs. PHREEQC was used to simulate reactions… read more here.
Keywords: nutrient concentration; oil viscosity; oil; viscosity reduction ... See more keywords
Damping of Magnetoelastic Resonance for Oil Viscosity Sensing
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DOI: 10.1109/tmag.2018.2873248
Abstract: We present an experimental work in which the magnetoelastic resonance is used to determine the viscosity of lubricant oils in a wide range of values. Two different amorphous ribbons, clamped by one end, are immersed… read more here.
Keywords: magnetoelastic resonance; oil viscosity; viscosity; damping magnetoelastic ... See more keywords
Prediction of Dead Oil Viscosity: Machine Learning vs. Classical Correlations
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DOI: 10.3390/en14040930
Abstract: Dead oil viscosity is a critical parameter to solve numerous reservoir engineering problems and one of the most unreliable properties to predict with classical black oil correlations. Determination of dead oil viscosity by experiments is… read more here.
Keywords: oil viscosity; oil; viscosity; dead oil ... See more keywords
Studies on the Stability of the Foamy Oil in Developing Heavy Oil Reservoirs
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DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ddf.371.111
Abstract: In the process of natural energy depletion, foamy oil is characterized of low production Gas Oil Ratio, high oil viscosity, high daily production rate and high primary recovery factor. The stability of the foam turns… read more here.
Keywords: oil viscosity; gas; foamy oil; stability ... See more keywords