• Integration of 3-D Seismic and Well Log Data for Structural Interpretation and Hydrocarbon Reserve Estimation in the “Becky” Field, Onshore Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria 

  Ndip, Edwin؛ Teghen, Nelson؛ Djieto Lordon, Anatole Eugene (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-10-01)

  Accurately, estimating hydrocarbon reserves in a field is essential to determine its economic potential. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct structural interpretation of 3-D seismic data to understand subsurface faults and ...

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• Investigating Proxy Models for a Production System in Integrated Simulations with Oil Reservoir 

  von Hohendorff Filho, Joao؛ Victorino, Igor؛ Castro, Marcelo؛ Schiozer, Denis (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-10-01)

  This work evaluates the Proxy model application representing the production system for integrated simulation with a reservoir to reduce computational time while preserving the representativeness of financial return and ...

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• Improving Heat Ageing, Mechanical Properties, and Thermal Conductivity of Silicon Rubber by Surface Modification of Iron Oxide and Field Testing of Silicon Rubber O-rings 

  Rahnavard, Mahboobeh؛ Hashemi Motlagh, Ghodratolah؛ Heidarian, Javad؛ Dehghani Mobarake, Mostafa (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-10-01)

  Silicone rubber (SR) compounds were prepared to apply O-ring at high temperatures. Silane surface modified Fe2O3 and unmodified Fe2O3 were added to the SR compounds, and the compounds were assessed by analyses of FESEM ...

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• Micropore Characteristics of Continental Shale in the Shan 1 Member of the Shanxi Formation and Controls on Gas Content: A Case Study of Well Quan 56, Yan’an Area 

  Zhao, Weiwei؛ Wang, Jianan؛ Shan, Changan؛ Wang, Fengqin؛ Sun, Jianbo؛ Dang, Wei؛ Duan, Yifei؛ Li, Fukang؛ Yang, Tianxiang (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-10-01)

  The continental shale with favorable geological conditions for shale gas accumulation and broad resource prospects is widely distributed in the Ordos Basin. The micropore characteristics and controls on the gas content of ...

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• Individual and Symbiotic Interfacial Contribution of Ions to Hydrophilic Enhancement of Oil-Bearing Dolomite: Implication to Ion-Engineered Waterflooding 

  Rafiei, Sedigheh؛ Hashemi, Rohallah؛ Badizad, Mohammad Hasan؛ Shahverdi, Hamidreza (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-07-01)

  The ion-specificity of minerals' wettability is an active research area of particular importance in ion-engineered waterflooding as a promising enhanced oil recovery method. In this process, the wettability of the ...

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• Experimental and DFT Studies on the Two Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids as Green Corrosion Inhibitors for A516-GR70 Carbon Steel in 3.5 wt.% NaCl Solution Saturated with CO2 

  Akbarinezhad, Esmaeil؛ Zamani, Ahmad؛ Esmaili, Naser؛ Neshati, Jaber (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-07-01)

  1-Dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (DDMIC) and 1-(Naphtymethyl)-3-methylimidazolium chloride (NMIC) were synthesized, and their adsorption effects on A516-Gr70 steel were investigated as a green corrosion inhibitor in ...

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• Stability Analysis of Nanoclay Assisted Water Based EOR Methods 

  Mohammad Soleimani, Hamid؛ Sadeghi, Mohammad (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-07-01)

  In recent years, nanoparticles have attracted great attention in the oil and gas industry, while one of the most applicable nanoparticles is nanoclay, especially in drilling, which enhances the rheology of the drilling ...

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• Deactivation of Activated Alumina Adsorbents Used for H2S Removal from Olefin-containing Streams 

  Sadighi, Sepehr؛ Anisi, Hossein؛ Ghorbani, Yousefali؛ Karimi, Ali (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-07-01)

  An oligomer produced from unsaturated and reactive components (green oil) is formed when hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is removed from the exhaust stream of the methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) plant. A remedy to minimize this ...

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• Experimental study on viscosity reduction of Iranian heavy export crude oil by using imidazolium based ionic liquids supported on ZIF-8 organic framework 

  Pasban, Ali Asghar؛ Asghari, Ali؛ Miran Beigi, Ali؛ Rajabi, Maryam (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-07-01)

  Chemical - Thermal Technology is used to upgrade the quality and to decrease the viscosity of Iranian extra-heavy crude oil in atmospheric pressure. In this present study, quality preparation of [OMIM][NTf2]-ZIF-8 (IL@ZIF-8) ...

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• Optimization of an Integrated Natural Gas to Polypropylene Plant Using Sinus-Cosine Algorithm 

  Soltanalizadeh Maleki, Hosein؛ Behroozsarand, Alireza؛ Hosseini-Dastgerdi, Zeinab (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-05-01)

  The main aim of this study is to simulate and optimize an integrated industrial natural gas (NG) to polypropylene (PP) plant (NGTPP). The optimization in this study aimed to increase the PP productivity as an objective ...

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• Wellbore Optimum Stability of Oil Well Drilled in a Highly Fractured Carbonate Reservoir Based on Dipole Sonic Analysis 

  Saadatzadeh, Ehsan؛ Shahbazi, Khalil؛ Salehi, Reza (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-05-01)

  Wellbore stability is dominated by in-situ stress and geomechanical parameters of formation rocks, so estimating these parameters around the wellbore is important. The studied well is a suitable candidate for investigation ...

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• The Effect of Cobalt to Iron Ratio on Novel Perovskite Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis 

  Moshtari, Behnoosh؛ Hashemabadi, Seyed Hasan؛ Zamani, Yahya (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-05-01)

  Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a direct method to produce fuels with low aromatic and sulfur content. Among various types of catalysts used for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, the perovskite catalysts are more effective in a wide ...

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• Advancing Predictive Analytics for Gas Sweetening Plants Through Machine Learning and Feature Selection 

  Rahaei, Amir hossein؛ Shokri, Saeid؛ Aroon, Mohammad Ali؛ Abolghasemi, Hossein؛ Zarrabi, Saeid (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-05-01)

  Predictive models employing random forest regression and support vector machines (SVMs) were developed to predict output parameters in an industrial natural gas sweetening plant. Extensive data comprising 550 input/output ...

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• Thermal Maturity, Organic Petrography, Bulk and Compositional Kinetic of Hydrocarbon Generation in Cretaceous-Paleogene Source Rocks from Western Dezful Embayment, SW Iran 

  Tezheh, Farid؛ Beiranvand, Bijan؛ Afshari, Somayeh؛ Ghalavand, Hormuz؛ Ghorbani, Biuk (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-05-01)

  In this study, in order to know the effective petroleum system in charging reservoirs in oilfields located in the west of Dezful Embayment, the cutting shales from Pabdeh, Kazhdumi, and Garau formations (Cretaceous-Paleogene ...

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• Wellbore Instability Prediction by Geomechanical Behavioral Modeling in Zilaie Oil Field 

  Tohidi, Amin؛ Ebrahimabadi, Arash؛ musavi, Atefeh (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-02-01)

  Wellbore instability is a critical problem during oil and gas reservoirs' drilling and production phase, for which analytical, numerical, experimental, and field methods have been widely discussed. Because of the limitations ...

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• The Effect of Monovalent Ions on the Oil/Brine Electrical Behavior Using a Novel Surface Complexation Model 

  Farhadi, Hmaed (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-02-01)

  Oil/brine electrical behavior could control the wettability of the oil/brine/rock system during low salinity water flooding. However, there is a lack of understanding of chemical reactions occurring on the oil surface. ...

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• N2-bubbling Method for O2 Removal from the Loaded MEA Solution in the CO2 Capture Process 

  Shokouhi, Mohammad؛ Zoghi, Ali؛ Mehrabi, Mehrnoosh؛ abbasghorbani, maryam؛ Zamaniyan, Akbar؛ Zhaleh Rajabi, Ehsan (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-02-01)

  Flue gas stream contains full-oxidized (carbon dioxide), partially oxidized hydrocarbons, and some extent of oxygen. Carbon dioxide can be separated by CO2 capture and separation (CCS) process using monoethanolamine (MEA). ...

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• Rapid and Efficient Demulsification of W/O Emulsions of Crude Oil by Nanocomposites based on Titanium Dioxide with Carbonaceous Substrates 

  Bigdeli, Tania؛ Shekarriz, Marzieh؛ Mehdizadeh, Ali؛ Ahmadi, Amir Nasser (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-02-01)

  TiO2 nanocomposites on carbonaceous compounds, such as carboxyl-functionalized, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH), and graphene oxide (GO) were synthesized by the sol-gel method. The samples were coded as TiO2 ...

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• Distribution of Oil, Water, and Ions Near the Neutral Calcite Surface in the Presence of Low and High Salinity Water: Molecular Dynamics Simulation 

  Abdolahi, Saeed؛ Rashidi, Fariborz؛ Miri, Rohaldin (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2023-02-01)

  Low salinity water flooding has a significant impact on the recovery of carbonate reservoirs. In this paper, the molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to investigate the distribution of ions (Na+, Cl-, Ca2+, Mg2+, ...

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• An Analysis of Deep Neural Network Model in Recognition of Mud Cuttings Image for Practical Applications 

  Zhao, Zhiming؛ Gao, Wenyang؛ Chang, Jiabiao؛ Chen, Yiming؛ Zhang, Qiushi؛ Wang, Bo (Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), 2022-10-01)

  Traditional mud logging cuttings identification relies on professionals to carry out visual identification and analysis based on experience. The workload is large and subject to the influence of subjectivity, which is ...

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