Lacustrine shale oil resources are abundant and play important roles in maintaining a
sustainable economy. The uncertainty in the movable oil content of organic-rich shales with …

Asphaltene deposition in the reservoirs, tubbing, and surface facilities causes serious flow
assurance problems with significant economic implications. Asphaltene flow assurance …

Asphaltene adsorption at solid surfaces is a ubiquitous phenomenon that begins within the
production well and continues through the entire production chain. It is generally an …

With the ever increasing demand for energy to meet the needs of growth in population and
improvement in the living standards in particular in developing countries, the abundant …

The use of bitumen as a construction material dates back to antiquity. The materials in use
then were mostly naturally occurring in contrast to modern bitumens which have become …

为研究济阳坳陷古近系沙河街组页岩油赋存机理及其可动性, 通过有机地球化学, 薄片观察,
低温氮吸附, 高压压汞, 场发射扫描电镜等实验分析, 揭示了页岩油赋存机理 …

To determine the occurrence mechanism and mobility of shale oil in the Shahejie Formation
in the Jiyang Depression, organic geochemistry analysis, thin-section petrological …

Asphaltene is the most complex component of crude oil, consisting of various molecular
structures, eg, different molecular weights and number of rings per fused-ring system (or …

The deposition of asphaltenes is one of the most difficult problems to overcome in oil
production and processing. The presence of asphaltenes in crude oil, and consequently, the …

Asphaltene adsorption onto nanoparticles is an attractive subject for the heavy oil industry
for two important reasons. First, nanoparticles would remove asphaltenes from the heavy oil …