Laser desorption ionization (LDI) and ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS) are applied to study molecular weight distribution and cross sections of petroleum asphaltene (ASPH) and deasphaltened oils (DAO). Ion mobility data confirmed the presence of gas-phase aggregation in LDI experiments. Most of the molecules with MW > 3000 g/mol in LDI result from gas-phase aggregation. Two-dimensional (2...

The precipitation of asphaltenes in two Mexican crude oils was measured using a combination of high-pressure isothermal expansion and atmospheric titration with nalkanes. Experiments were carried out from the liveand tank-oil type of samples of the same crude oils. For the oils investigated, compositional data, precipitation phase diagrams, and bubble point pressures are reported. A theoretical...

We propose an experimental methodology to visualize asphaltene precipitation in the pore space of rocks and assess reduction permeability. perform core flooding experiments integrated with X-ray microtomography (micro-CT). The simultaneous injection pure heptane crude oil containing induces space. degree is controlled by measurement differential pressure across sample. After precipitation, dope...

Deep insights into the movability of retained shale oil are great significance to oil. Rock and crude samples were collected from well J174 in Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin. subjected different extraction followed by analysis component extracts, measurement porosity conjunction with nuclear magnetic resonance high-pressure mercury injection analysis. The results these analyses used establish an exp...