An intensive experimental study is presented of big data nanoindentation (BDNi) characterization to reveal the cross-scale mechanical properties of, and hence distinguish the roles of different phases in, inorganic-organic hybrid oilwell…
An intensive experimental study is presented of big data nanoindentation (BDNi) characterization to reveal the cross-scale mechanical properties of, and hence distinguish the roles of different phases in, inorganic-organic hybrid oilwell…
A statistically rigorous assessment of the effect of fracturing treatment chemical additives on well productivity was performed. The dataset for analysis consisted of over 4,500 slickwater-treated wells in the lower 48 US states. All wells were…
An intensive experimental study is presented of big data nanoindentation (BDNi) characterization to reveal the cross-scale mechanical properties of, and hence distinguish the roles of different phases in, inorganic-organic hybrid oilwell…
A statistically rigorous assessment of the effect of fracturing treatment chemical additives on well productivity was performed. The dataset for analysis consisted of over 4,500 slickwater-treated wells in the lower 48 US states. All wells were…
A statistically rigorous assessment of the effect of fracturing treatment chemical additives on well productivity was performed. The dataset for analysis consisted of over 4,500 slickwater-treated wells in the lower 48 US states. All wells were…
An intensive experimental study is presented of big data nanoindentation (BDNi) characterization to reveal the cross-scale mechanical properties of, and hence distinguish the roles of different phases in, inorganic-organic hybrid oilwell…
An intensive experimental study is presented of big data nanoindentation (BDNi) characterization to reveal the cross-scale mechanical properties of, and hence distinguish the roles of different phases in, inorganic-organic hybrid oilwell…
The authors of the article have developed the computer application allows to determine the value of the friction coefficient and anti-turbulent additives efficiency with a high degree of accuracy. The program can be used in the calculations and…
It is known that 1,2,3 benzotriazole (BTA) can effectively limit the oil flow electrification in oil-paper insulation used in HVAC transformers. But it is still unclear whether BTA is applicable to converter transformers. Thus, the effects of BTA on…
In keeping with the world trends, ONGC Assam Asset is gradually embracing green chemistry in its chemical treatments and processes. Flowing well fluids from reservoir to group gathering stations (GGS) and their transportation to refineries through…
Wax crystallization and deposition is a major flow assurance problem in production and transportation of waxy crude oil. Conventional flow improvers are mainly high molecular weight synthetic polymers, many of which are eco-toxic. Bio-based flow…
The present work focuses on the improvement of flow properties during the transportation of heavy oil via 0.0254-, 0.0381-, and 0.0508-m-diameter pipelines. The effect of temperature, water cut, natural extract Madhuca Longifolia (ML), and potato…
Transportation of heavy crude oil through pipelines poses a great challenge in oil and gas industry. Crude oil chokes the pipelines when the temperature drops below the pour-point temperature. In the present study, a bio-based additive, i.e., Cashew…
Waxy crude oil has become a crucial unconventional oil alternative owing to the depleting conventional oil resources. However, ascertaining flow assurance in a waxy crude oil pipeline at low temperatures is challenging due to the high viscosity and…
Pour-point depressants (PPDs) were synthesized from natural sources and used in waxy crude oil transportation to reduce the pour point and improve flow. A biodegradable PPD (BPPD) was synthesized and tested to mitigate crude oil flow assurance…
• CBCMs significantly improved the hydrate formation kinetics and storage capacity. • Carbonyl groups was identified as the active sites enhancing CH 4 hydrate formation. • Functional groups tuned hydrogen-bonding network results in the enhanced…
In this work, Fe2O3, ZnO, and MgO nanoparticles were synthesized via a chemical precipitation method to investigate their effects on wax formation, morphological characteristics, and rheological behavior in a crude oil sample. For this purpose,…
Fluidizing highly converted hydrate particles is a potential way for continuously producing gas hydrate in gas storage application. However, the fundamental problem is to prevent hydrate agglomeration while keeping a high formation rate. In this…
A continuous increase in the global demand for liquid fuels has led to increased reliance on unconventional sources of fossil fuels such as bitumen. The extraction, midstream transportation, and ultimate processing of heavy oils presents a…
Heavy oil reservoirs contain a large amount of hydrocarbons that are relatively difficult to produce and lift to the surface due to the very low mobility of these heavy oils. Even after producing these heavy oils, transportation problems arise as…
The low-temperature flow properties of waxy crude oils are considered the determining factor in pipeline transportation. Polymeric additives known as pour point depressants (PPDs) have been developed to control the growth habits of wax crystals to…
Wax deposition is a serious issue during the pipeline transportation of crude oil. This research work has investigated the effects of some important parameters on the flow characteristic of crude oil during the pipeline transportation in offshore and…
Crude oil transportation has been increasingly important for chemical industry, and to enhance the flowability of crude oil, various surfactants and amphipathic polymers have been utilized to form oil-in-water emulsions. As an alternative to…
In view of the situation that heavy oil well production fluid needs to be gathered and transferred by heating or with heat water to ensure the normal operation, a kind of cold transportation viscosity reducer was developed through the compounding of…
Wax formation creates flow assurance problems in the production and transportation of waxy crude oil. Flow improvers are added to waxy crude in order to reduce handling cost. Bio-based flow improvers derived from cheap renewable resources are…
Paraffin wax deposition has been a reoccurring problem in transportation of waxy crude oil in the oil industry. Chemical treatment had been the most convenient and economical method for tackling this problem. This paper considered the study on…
A series of experiments has been carried out in order to construct a master curve generalizing the combined impact of temperature and low viscosity additives on the viscosity of heavy crude oil. The goal was to establish the temperature–diluent…
Crude oil extraction, transportation and even its storage require a lot of struggle due to its high density, high viscosity and high pour point. To overcome these problems, polymers have attracted much attention as efficient chemical additive.…
CO2 flooding has been recognized as one of the major alternatives for CO2 emission reduction and as well as increasing in the recovery from the oil reservoirs. However, CO2 is scrutinized for its potential low efficiency for oil recovery coupled with…
Water is an inorganic, non-flammable and easily available phase change material (PCM), which can be utilized for cold thermal energy storage (TES) application (melting point at 0C). Although water has a specific heat of about 4.18Jg1K1 and has…
Clathrate hydrates are one of the proposed mediums for transportation and storage of natural gas. Among the known hydrate structures, structure H seems the most fitting crystal due to its moderate formation pressure and high storage capacity. In the…
Structural modifications of petroleum pitch and its subfractions induced by mild air-blowing modification have been monitored by elemental analysis, average molecular weight, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR),1H nuclear magnetic…
Concentrating solar power (CSP) plants have been widely commercialized for generating electricity from solar energy. Thermal energy storage (TES) systems have been deployed as a key component in CSP plants for resolving the supply-demand gap during…
In this research, a new method for evaluating the lubricating properties of prophylactic agents was developed. For the method, specialized metal models and a press with a strain-gauge s-shaped gauge, using for recording shear load indicators, were…
Abstract: Influence of the WC/NiCr additive on the cracking of maltenes of naphthenic crude oil from the Usa oil field has been studied. Maltene cracking was carried out at 450 for 2 h in the isothermal mode. Material balance of cracking, the…
Salt hydrates, one of the categories of inorganic phase change materials (PCMs), have huge potential to latent heat or thermal energy storage in buildings energy management applications. But their energy storage performance seems not to be…
Successive self-nucleation and annealing (SSA) is a convenient and versatile thermal fractionation technique that has been extensively used to characterize the chain microstructure of semicrystalline polymers. In practical applications, commercial…
Abstract: The thermal transformations of components of the residue (boiling point above 350C) of Zuunbayan heavy, high-wax oil (Mongolia) in the presence of cogeneration plant flyash ferrospheres and sunflower oil have been studied. The use of the…
In the present study, raw silica fume (RSF) was evaluated as carrier matrix to create PEG-included form-stable latent heat storage materials (FS-LHSMs), and carbon nanofiber (CNF), carbon nanotube (CNT) and graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) were used for…
In order to improve the properties of petroleum coke water slurry (PWS), a quaternary ammonium Gemini cationic surfactant, 14-3(OH)-14(2Cl) (G14), was chosen to modify the surface chemistry of Lanqiao petroleum coke (LQ). Compared with the single…
Fluidizing highly converted hydrate particles is a potential way for continuously producing gas hydrate in gas storage application. However, the fundamental problem is to prevent hydrate agglomeration while keeping a high formation rate. In this…
In CNG/Diesel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) engines, because of low reactivity fuel (natural gas) spread of flame in combustion chamber suffers process of combustion and also there is more unburned hydrocarbon emission in this…
The coordinated control of combustion boundary conditions and fuel chemistry is the core academic idea of homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion. Realizing controlled combustion is the current development goal of HCCI engine and…
As unconventional natural gas and hydrate-based gas separation (HBGS) technology has attracted increasing attention, the safe and effective improvement of the reaction rate and separation effect of hydrates has also become the focus of extensive…
The use of NiO nanoparticles as asphaltene co-precipitant additives is studied to improve the upgraded oil's properties and potentially reduce the solvent-to-oil ratio for the in-situ upgrading of heavy oils via solvent deasphalting. Asphaltene…
This review systematically reports the pyrolysis of oily sludge (OS) from petroleum industry in regards to its dual features of the energy recovery potential and the environmental risks. The petroleum hydrocarbons are the nonbiodegradable fractions…
Wax formation creates flow assurance problems in the production and transportation of waxy crude oil. Flow improvers are added to waxy crude in order to reduce handling cost. Bio-based flow improvers derived from cheap renewable resources are…
Synthesis of Compound Esters based on Acid Chloride of Low-Molecular Petroleum Acids of Baku Marine Oil Fields and Chiral Unsaturated Alcohols. The physicochemical properties of the compound naphthenic acid esters are determined, and the…