Asphaltene is a component of crude oil that has been reported to cause severe problems
during production and transportation of the oil from the reservoir. It is a solid component of …

Asphaltene is the heaviest and most polar fraction of crude oils, which is usually defined as
a solubility class, soluble in light aromatics, benzene and toluene, and insoluble in paraffins …

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

Asphaltene precipitation and deposition are drastic issues in the petroleum industry.
Monitoring the asphaltene stability in crude oil is still a serious problem and has been …

Asphaltene is a component of crude oil that has been linked to serious production and
transportation issues. It is a solid oil component with various shapes and molecular …

Carbonated water injection (CWI) is a promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique in
which the dissolved CO 2 can transfer to the oil phase to improve the oil mobility and to …

To accurately estimate the rock shear strength parameters of cohesion (C) and friction angle
(φ), triaxial tests must be carried out at different stress levels so that a failure envelope can …

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 …

Flow assurance is essential to a sustainable oil and gas production system; if not managed
appropriately, it may cause huge CapEx/OpEx and is also a life-threatening phenomenon …

Asphaltene precipitation is often accompanied by CO 2 injection in tight light oil reservoirs.
In tight oil reservoirs, the traditional studies of reservoir damage by asphaltene precipitation …