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.