On the rheological behavior of light crude oil: a review
Farid Souas, Abdelhamid Safri, Abdelbaki Benmounah
Abstract
The increase in global energy demand for crude oil has encouraged a huge growth in crude oil production worldwide. The flow behavior of crude oil poses many problems when transported by pipeline over long distances under different environmental conditions. Rheological study of crude oil is necessary to better understand its behavior and thus contribute to its proper transportation. In order to obtain more knowledge about the flow behavior of crude oil for the practical importance to the petroleum industry, this review article aims to provide an overview of previous studies on factors that affect the rheology of light crude oil.
Topics & Concepts
Crude oilPetroleumRheologyPetroleum engineeringLight crude oilEnvironmental sciencePetroleum industryBiochemical engineeringPulp and paper industryChemistryMaterials scienceGeologyEngineeringEnvironmental engineeringComposite materialOrganic chemistryPetroleum Processing and AnalysisEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis