Transportation of heavy and extra-heavy crude oil by pipeline: A patent review for technological options

Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-97

  Aburto, Jorge ^a   Mar Juarez, Elizabeth ^a   Juarez Soto, Clemente ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b Legal Tracking SA de CV   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Bitumen; Core flow; Crude oil pipelining; Crude oil transportation; Crude oil in water emulsions; Diluted crude oil; Drag reduction; Extra heavy crude oil; Heated pipelines; Heavy crude oil; Upgrading of crude oil; Viscosity reduction

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOW; ANNULAR FLOWS; BITUMEN; CORE FLOW; CRUDE OIL VISCOSITY; EXTRA-HEAVY CRUDE OIL; HEATED PIPELINES; HEAVY CRUDE OIL; UPGRADING OF CRUDE OIL; VISCOSITY REDUCTION;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CRUDE OIL; DRAG REDUCTION; EMULSIONS; HEAVY WATER; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PIPELINES; VISCOSITY;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 78651557756     PISSN: 18744788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874478810902020086     Document Type: Article

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