Emulsions frequently encountered in petroleum production, include water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions, oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, and water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsions, which considerably increase operation and production costs and cause technical…
Stable concentrated oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions were prepared and their application for heavy oil pipeline transportation was investigated using very viscous Malaysian heavy crude oil. Two Malaysian heavy crude oil samples, Tapis and a blend of…
The present work deals with studying the various factors affecting the stability and viscosity of a surfactant-stabilized viscous crude-oil-in-water emulsion for pipeline transportation. The study revealed that the stability of the oil-in-water…
We studied the rheological properties of heavy oil-in-water emulsions with the final goal of decreasing the high viscosity of oil in pipeline transportation. The emulsions containing 3% silica or 5% montmorillonite were stabilized by Triton X-100.…
Emulsions frequently encountered in petroleum production, include water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions, oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, and water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsions, which considerably increase operation and production costs and cause technical…