This paper presents the analytics of physics-driven big data in reservoir hydrodynamic simulation and parameter optimization for EOR projects in Daqing oilfield. An application model proposed in this study enables reservoir engineers to dynamically…
This paper presents the analytics of physics-driven big data in reservoir hydrodynamic simulation and parameter optimization for EOR projects in Daqing oilfield. An application model proposed in this study enables reservoir engineers to dynamically…
This paper presents the analytics of physics-driven big data in reservoir hydrodynamic simulation and parameter optimization for EOR projects in Daqing oilfield. An application model proposed in this study enables reservoir engineers to dynamically…
This paper presents the analytics of physics-driven big data in reservoir hydrodynamic simulation and parameter optimization for EOR projects in Daqing oilfield. An application model proposed in this study enables reservoir engineers to dynamically…
The high-pressure and low-temperature environment prevailing in the process of offshore oil and gas development is very prone to the formation of hydrate in the wellbore to block the tubing, which leads to production reduction and shutdown and causes…
The paper analyzes the existing methods and tools for removing oil or petroleum products from the water surface as a result of the oil and petroleum product pipeline rupture. The main groups of methods with indication of their main disadvantages are…
Abstract: Viscosity reduction is one of the key issues for heavy oil reservoir development and its transportation. Up to now, the mechanisms for ultrasonic viscosity reduction still remain unclear, especially for that of heavy crude oil which needs…
Geologic carbon storage projects aim to permanently trap large volumes of CO2 in reservoir rock sealed with low permeability layers. As high-pressure supercritical or liquid CO2 is injected, hydromechanical and chemical processes caused by the…
Coastal environment are often stress from petroleum-derived hydrocarbon pollution. However, petroleum-derived hydrocarbon is persistent organic pollutants and their biodegradation by phytoplankton is little known. Five species of marine…
Latent heat storage using metals as solid-liquid phase change materials (PCMs) have been concerned for medium-temperature thermal energy storage. However, due to the leakage and corrosion problems during phase transformation, the use of metallic PCMs…
The main aim of the present study is to develop a detail mathematical model to investigate the performance of an industrial electrostatic desalting process. The dehydration process consists of a mixing valve and an electrostatic coalescer drum. The…
Quifa is one of the largest heavy-oil fields in Colombia with a total fluids production of 1,320 KBPD with a water cut of 96.7% through 272 active wells, approximatively. Facilities to handle such amounts of water, have to deliver crude oil under…
The present work describes a set of four in-situ combustion (ISC) tests for assessing the applicability of the technology for the heavy oil (19 API) carbonate field and determining the optimal initial oil saturation. The potential candidate for the…
The paper studies the degree of C2-C4 components redistribution in hydrates during their formation in water and mineralized solutions of hydrocarbonate and chloride types. It was found that in brines of the chloride type, in comparison with…
A modular multiple thermal fluid generator is introduced to enhance heavy oil production, which consists of water treatment system, fuel injection system, air compressor, central burning and heat exchanging system, and measuring and controlling…
In recent years, microbubble technology has attracted great attention in many application fields including water treatment, food processing, oil recovery, surface cleaning, and therapeutic applications. In this paper, microbubbles (MBs) of air,…
The semi-submersible production platform in the Lingshui 17-2 Gas Field of the northern South China Sea is the first domestic deepwater semi-submersible production platform (water depth 1 500 m) with high-volume condensate oil stored in the vertical…
In hydrocarbon production and processing, choke and control valves mix and emulsify petroleum phases. The consequence is often that the efficiency of separation processes is affected and finally that the quality of oil and water phases is degraded.…
As typical pollutants, petroleum hydrocarbons that are widely present in various environmental media such as soil, water, sediments, and air, seriously endanger living organisms and human health. In the meantime, as a green environmental technology…
The high-pressure and low-temperature environment prevailing in the process of offshore oil and gas development is very prone to the formation of hydrate in the wellbore to block the tubing, which leads to production reduction and shutdown and causes…
This work aims to evaluate the use of petroleum as a solvent in the liquid-liquid extraction of oil and grease content from oilfied produced water. Initially, tests were performed with synthetic effluent, using cyclohexanecarboxylic acid as model…
Production from highly paraffinic crude oil wells poses unique technical challenges such as poor flowability and paraffin deposition on the production tubing. Paraffin deposition increases the lift load on the pump, reduces pump efficiency, and…
Mature crude oil fields are often prone to high water cuts and high content of fines. The large population of small water droplets and fines forms very stable crude oil emulsions that are difficult to break using conventional treaters. The high water…
Over time, crude oil in ship tankers will destabilize where heavier component of crude oil such as emulsified crude oil with sands, are partitioned at the bottom of storage tank. The presence of these components at the bottom of the storage tank such…
Petroleum industry is one of the major contributors to water pollution globally. The industry can discharge different types of pollutants that can be carcinogenic, phytotoxic, and genotoxic. The nature of these pollutants can possess an immensely…
This work aims to evaluate the use of petroleum as a solvent in the liquid-liquid extraction of oil and grease content from oilfied produced water. Initially, tests were performed with synthetic effluent, using cyclohexanecarboxylic acid as model…
Hydrogels were discovered in 1960 where they were first applied as soft contact lenses. They are composed of polymers organized in a three dimensional network that are able to absorb high quantities of water. Polymers can be synthetic or from natural…
Plastic wastes are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the environment causes deterioration in its mechanical and physicochemical properties. This leads to the formation of plastic fragments, which are considered as micro…
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have played pivoting role in water remediation owing to peculiar features such as high porosity and desirable chemical and mechanical properties. This research is dedicated to separation of oil–water systems by using aligned…
Adsorption is an effective method for the removal of inorganic and organic contaminants and has been commonly used as a pretreatment method to improve contaminant removal and control flux during membrane filtration. Over the last two decades, many…
Summary Global water stress and challenges for producing sufficient supplies of fit-for-purpose water are amplifying. Atomically engineered interfaces are emerging as a powerful tool in the fabrication of advanced water treatment materials. Atomic…