Progress in viscosity reducing technologies for recovery of viscous crude oils

Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Bao, Mu Tai ^a,b   Fan, Xiao Ning ^a,b   Cao, Qiu Fang ^c   Ma, Ai Qing ^c   Guo, Sheng Xue ^c  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy oil recovery; Mirobial enhanced oil recovery(MEOR) biosurfactants; Review; Viscosity reducing mechanisms; Viscosity reduction for heavy oils; Viscosity reduction through O W emulsification

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846699303     PISSN: 10004092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Chinese source
2. Chinese source
3. Chinese source
4. Chinese source
5. Chinese source
6. Chinese source
7. Chinese source
8. Chinese source
9. Chinese source
10. Chinese source
11. Chinese source
12. Chinese source
13. Chinese source
14. Chinese source
15. Chinese source
16. Chinese source
17. Chinese source
18. Chinese source
19. Chinese source
20. Chinese source
21. Chinese source
22. Chinese source
23. Chinese source
24. Chinese source
25. Chinese source
26. Lazar I, Voicu A, Nicolescu C, et al. The use of naturally occuring selectively isolated bacteria for inhibiting paraffin deposition [J]. J Petrol Sci Engng, 1999, 22:161-169.
27. Chinese source
28. Mulligan C N. Environmental applications for biosurfactants [J]. Environ Pollution, 2005, 133:183-198.
29. Bognolo G. Biosurfactants as emulsifying agents for hydrocarbons [J]. Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Engng Aspects, 1999, 152 (2):41-52.
30. Chinese source
31. Chinese source
32. Chinese source
33. Chinese source
34. Chinese source
35. Chinese source
36. Banat I M. Biosurfactants production and possible use in microbial enhanced oil recovery and oil pollution remediation: A review [J]. Bioresource Technol, 1995, 51 (1): 1-12.
37. Desouky S M, Abdel M M, Sayyouh M H, et al. Modelling and laboratory investigation of microbial enhanced oil recovery [J]. J Petrol Sci Engng, 1999, 15:309-320.
38. Chinese source
39. Chinese source
40. Chinese source
41. Chinese source
42. Chinese source
43. Chinese source
44. Chinese source