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 …

The utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has a lot of benefits
however, the usage of bare NPs still has a few drawbacks, including instability …

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

In recent years, controlling the salinity and composition of the injected water has become an
emerging enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique, often described as low salinity (LS) …

Interfacial tension (IFT) as one of the main properties for efficient CO2 flooding planning in
oil reservoirs depends strongly on pressure, temperature, and composition of the reservoir …

Many investigations have been carried out to provide a good understanding of the colloidal
state of asphaltenes in appropriate solvents such as toluene or natural medium. Despite …

Recently, due to declination of oil production the importance of enhancement of oil recovery
becomes highlighted. CO 2 injection as one of popular approaches because of …

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 …

Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), as a commercially proven high ultimate recovery
process for heavy oil and bitumen is energy intensive and may be limited by high usage of …