Research on ultrasonic excitation for the removal of drilling fluid plug, paraffin deposition plug, polymer plug and inorganic scale plug for near-well ultrasonic processing technology
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Comparisons of removing drilling fluid plug, paraffin deposition plug, polymer plug and inorganic scale plug using ultrasonic excitation, chemical agent and ultrasound-chemical combination plug removal technology show that the initial core permeability and ultrasonic frequency play a significant role in plug removal.About:
This article is published in Ultrasonics Sonochemistry.The article was published on 2017-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 37 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Spark plug & Ultrasonic sensor.read more
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Current knowledge and potential applications of cavitation technologies for the petroleum industry
Balasubrahmanyam Avvaru,Natarajan Venkateswaran,Parasuveera Uppara,Suresh B. Iyengar,Sanjeev S. Katti +4 more
TL;DR: The mechanism through which cavitation technologies intensify individual unit processes such as enhanced oil recovery, demulsification of water in oil emulsions during desalting stage, crude oil viscosity reduction, oxidative desulphurisation/demetallization, and crude oil upgrading is explained.
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The experimental investigation of effect of microwave and ultrasonic waves on the key characteristics of heavy crude oil
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of microwave (MW) and ultrasonic (US) waves on an heavy crude oil sample from a reservoir in southwest Iran were examined, and the results of SARA (saturation, aromatic, resin and asphaltene) analysis were observed using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).
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State-of-the-art on the technique of dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction.
TL;DR: The application of low-toxicity extractants such as low-density extractants, auxiliary Extractants, stripping agents and ionic liquids in this technology and the extraction modes such as solvent de-emulsification, suspension extractant curing, auxiliary extraction, back extraction, and ionsic liquid-dispersion liquid microextraction are summarized.
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Ultrasound-assisted electrochemical treatment for phenolic wastewater.
TL;DR: Ultrasonic-assisted electrochemical treatment for phenolic wastewater shows that microwave can accelerate the reaction rate, reduce the number of metal ions, save the process cost and reduce the difficulty of post-treatment.
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Advances in ultrasonic production units for enhanced oil recovery in China.
TL;DR: The purpose of this paper is to provide a reference for the development of high-power ultrasonic oil extraction equipment and its promotion in tertiary oil recovery technology.
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J. J. L. Higdon,G. P. Muldowney +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the spectral boundary element method is employed to compute the resistance force for torque-free bodies in three cases: rigid solids, fluid droplets, and bubbles with viscosity ratio λ = 0.9, and a lubrication theory is developed to predict the limiting resistance of bodies near contact with the cylinder walls.
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An extended model for ultrasonic-based enhanced oil recovery with experimental validation.
Mohammed Mohsin,Mahmoud Meribout +1 more
TL;DR: A new ultrasonic-based enhanced oil recovery (EOR) model for application in oil field reservoirs is suggested, which is modular and consists of an acoustic module and a heat transfer module, where the heat distribution is updated when the temperature rise exceeds 1 °C.
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Antenna array design for enhanced oil recovery under oil reservoir constraints with experimental validation
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed mathematical model of EM heating for EOR (enhanced oil recovery) is presented, which takes into consideration three different designs of the array of EM sources under the constraint of the dimensions, dielectric constituents, and geophysics properties of oil reservoirs.
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Oil-water de-emulsification using ultrasonic technology.
Muhammad Mohsin,Mahmoud Meribout +1 more
TL;DR: A new feasible de-emulsifying device is suggested which consists of a one dimensional array of ultrasonic sensors which are vertically distributed to emit ultrasonic waves in horizontal direction and in a time multiplexed manner.
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Ultrasonic Removal of Near-Wellbore Damage Caused by Fines and Mud Solids
TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of using ultrasonic energy to reduce formation damage caused by fines and mud solids was investigated in a dynamic filtration cell with fully brine-saturated cores and partially saturated with decane.
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