A comprehensive review of asphaltene deposition in petroleum reservoirs: Theory, challenges, and tips

S Alimohammadi, S Zendehboudi, L James - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] An insight into asphaltene precipitation, deposition and management stratagems in petroleum industry

FM Adebiyi - Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Petroleum industry is the mainstay of the economical enlargement of many nations. Most of
the market prices of all commodities are built on the cost of wide-range of petroleum …

High-efficiency emulsification anionic surfactant for enhancing heavy oil recovery

J Liu, L Zhong, Y Zewen, Y Liu, X Meng… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
A high-efficiency anionic surfactant alcohol ethoxylate sodium hydroxypropyl sulfonate
(AEOSHS) suitable for enhancing heavy oil recovery has been synthesized through …

Effects of asphaltene content and temperature on viscosity of Iranian heavy crude oil: experimental and modeling study

M Ghanavati, MJ Shojaei, AR SA - Energy & Fuels, 2013 - ACS Publications
Heavy and extra heavy crude oils usually have a high weight percentage of asphaltene,
which could induce many problems during production to refining processes. Also …

Asphaltene precipitation due to natural depletion of reservoir: Determination using a SARA fraction based intelligent model

A Hemmati-Sarapardeh… - Fluid Phase …, 2013 - Elsevier
Precipitation of asphaltene leads to rigorous problems in petroleum industry such as:
wettability alterations, relative permeability reduction, blockage of the flow with additional …

Review of asphaltene deposition modeling in oil and gas production

A Al-Hosani, S Ravichandran, N Daraboina - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Asphaltene precipitation and deposition in the reservoir, near-wellbore region, and pipelines
is one of the critical problems in flow assurance. It can cause a blockage of pore throats and …

Further investigation into the mechanisms of asphaltene deposition and permeability impairment in porous media using a modified analytical model

S Kord, O Mohammadzadeh, R Miri, BS Soulgani - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
Asphaltene deposition in porous media and subsequent in situ permeability impairment is
one of the main issues during oil production which damages the reservoir rock by clogging …

Reservoir impairment by asphaltenes: A critical review

D Eskin, O Mohammadzadeh… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Precipitation and deposition of asphaltenes and other organic substances in formation rock
causes formation damage and reduces effective hydrocarbon mobility, which can result in …

An integrated review on asphaltene: definition, chemical composition, properties, and methods for determining onset precipitation

MA Ahmed, GH Abdul-Majeed… - SPE Production & …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Asphaltene is a solid oil component with a wide range of molecular compositions and
structures, making it one of oil's most complicated components. The deposition and …

Estimation of asphaltene precipitation from titration data: a hybrid support vector regression with harmony search

H Fattahi, A Gholami, MS Amiribakhtiar… - Neural Computing and …, 2015 - Springer
Precipitation and deposition of asphaltene cause number of severe problems in downstream
and upstream of oil industry. Hence, it is essential to present a dependable model for …