Research Areas

Estimating properties of fluids    

• Effects of acid gases (CO2, H2S) on the properties and  flow of reservoir fluids;

• Validation of correlations and calculation of properties of mixtures of oil and derivatives.

Determination of properties of fluids

• PVT Properties and Phase Envelopes;

• Partition Coefficients of acid gases (CO2, H2S) in reservoir fluid phases;

• High and Low Pressure Viscosity / Density;

• Surface Tension;

• Chromatographic Analysis (CG/CG-MS/MS);

• Spectrophotometry (UV-Vis ) /Turbidimetry;

• Laser Light Scattering of suspensions and colloids.

Simulation of processes and modeling

• Network models of flow and chemical processes in porous media;

• Models for the  pyrolysis and carbonization of extra heavy oil and distillation residues;

• Enhanced oil recovery by injection of  CO2, Air;

• Formation Damage by asphaltene precipitation;

• Inline scavenging of H2S in sour oil wells;

• Effectiveness of additives and inhibitors;

• Exergy analysis of alternate energy systems and production processes.