Yield stress fluid flows occur in a great many operations and unit processes within the oil
and gas industry. This paper reviews this usage within reservoir flows of heavy oil, drilling …

Waxy crude oil emulsions exhibit gelation behavior, with nucleation observed within a
certain temperature range. A kinetic model was developed and validated based on the …

The novel and effective nanocomposite PPD has garnered attention for its potential
application in pipelines transporting waxy crude oil. In this paper, melt blending method was …

The role of emulsions as a prevalent phenomenon is broadly investigated in the petroleum
industry since forming the emulsion has many severe harmful implications. Heavy …

Rice bran wax (RBX) oleogels were used to kinetically stabilize water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions
containing up to 25 wt% water dispersed as micron-size droplets using glycerol …

Petroleum pollution is a major concern in Antarctica due to the persistent nature of its
hydrocarbon components coupled with the region's extreme environmental conditions …

Chemical flooding is a very important method to the efficient development of a heavy oil
reservoir. A clear understanding of the relationship between emulsification characteristics of …

Hydrates and waxes are supposed to coexist in the deep-water pipelines under suitable
conditions of low temperature and high pressure. Understanding the effect of precipitated …

In this work, wax adsorption at the water–oil interface was studied. Through a polarizing
microscope, interfacial adsorption of wax crystals was observed. The cause of the …

Chemical flooding agents, especially surfactant-based flooding oil agents, have been widely
studied due to their excellent emulsification ability. Nevertheless, there are many evaluation …