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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2017
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2017
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More than 1 trillion barrels of oil deposited worldwide
is heavy oil and natural bitumen. Due to their
high viscosity and high density, extraction efficiency
of heavy oil and bitumen from natural reservoirs
is known to be less than 5% with the conventional
primary recovery methods. To increase their recovery
efficiency, a technique, known as enhanced oil
recovery, has been developed using nanoparticles,
surfactant, dispersant, and polymers. Among these
materials, surfactants and dispersants lower interfacial
tension between oil and the resident fluid; therefore
enhance mobilization of oil. The objective of this
project is to further improve the recovery efficiency
of heavy oil by a combined effect of surfactant and
dispersant. When the mixture of surfactant and dispersant
in an aqueous solution is injected to oil-rich
porous media, microfluidic visualization techniques
will be employed to investigate the overall recovery
rate. The possibility and effectiveness of the proposed idea will be discussed.
is heavy oil and natural bitumen. Due to their
high viscosity and high density, extraction efficiency
of heavy oil and bitumen from natural reservoirs
is known to be less than 5% with the conventional
primary recovery methods. To increase their recovery
efficiency, a technique, known as enhanced oil
recovery, has been developed using nanoparticles,
surfactant, dispersant, and polymers. Among these
materials, surfactants and dispersants lower interfacial
tension between oil and the resident fluid; therefore
enhance mobilization of oil. The objective of this
project is to further improve the recovery efficiency
of heavy oil by a combined effect of surfactant and
dispersant. When the mixture of surfactant and dispersant
in an aqueous solution is injected to oil-rich
porous media, microfluidic visualization techniques
will be employed to investigate the overall recovery
rate. The possibility and effectiveness of the proposed idea will be discussed.
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1 p.
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Identifier
FA00005626
Date Backup
2017
Date Created Backup
2017
Date Text
2017
Date Created (EDTF)
2017
Date Issued (EDTF)
2017
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FAU
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FA00005626
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Attributed name: Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Person Preferred Name
Linares, Natalia
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Title Plain
Chemical-Assisted Recovery of Heavy Oil
Origin Information
2017
2017
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Florida
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Digital Library
Title
Chemical-Assisted Recovery of Heavy Oil
Other Title Info
Chemical-Assisted Recovery of Heavy Oil