Laura Smith Moreno Arciniegas 

MSc 2014

Currently with Cenovus

Research topic: "Asphaltene Precipitation During Solvent Injection at Different Reservoir Conditions and Its Effects on Heavy-Oil Recovery from Oilsands"

Thesis

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Publications:

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1. Moreno, L. and Babadagli, T.: “Quantitative and Visual Characterization of Asphaltenic Components of Heavy-Oil and Bitumen Samples after Solvent Interaction at Different Temperatures and Pressures,” Fluid Phase Equilbria, vol. 366, 74-87, March 2014.

2. Moreno, L. and Babadagli, T.: “Asphaltene Precipitation, Flocculation and Deposition During Solvent Injection at Elevated Temperatures for Heavy Oil Recovery,” Fuel, vol. 124, 202-211, March 2014.

3. Moreno, L. and Babadagli, T.: “Optimal Application Conditions of Solvent Injection into Oilsands to Minimize the Effect of Asphaltene Deposition: An Experimental Investigation,” SPE Res. Eval. and Eng., vol. 17, no. 4, 530-546, 2014.

4. Moreno, L. and Babadagli, T.: “Multilayer Organic Deposition on the Rock Surface with Different Wettabilities during Solvent Injection,” J. of Canadian Chem. Eng., vol. 93, 664-677, 2015.

5. Moreno, L. and Babadagli, T.: “Experimental Analysis of Optimal Thermodynamic Conditions for Heavy-Oil/Bitumen Recovery Considering Effective Solvent Retrieval,” accepted for publication in SPE Res. Eval. and Eng., vol. 20, no. 1, 149-160, 2017.

6. Moreno, L. and Babadagli, T.: “Quantitative and Visual Characterization of Asphaltenic Components of Heavy-Oil and Bitumen Samples after Solvent Interaction at Different Temperatures and Pressures,” SPE164123, 2013 SPE Int. Symp. On Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 8-10 Apr. 

7. Moreno, L. and Babadagli, T.: “Optimal Application Conditions of Solvent Injection into Oilsands to Minimize the Effect of Asphaltene Deposition:  An Experimental Investigation,” SPE 165531, 2013 SPE Heavy Oil Conf., Calgary, AB, Canada, 11-13 June.

8. Moreno, L. and Babadagli, T.: “Experimental Analysis of Optimal Thermodynamic Conditions for Heavy-Oil/Bitumen Recovery Considering Effective Solvent Retrieval,” SPE 174390, 2015 SPE EUROPEC Conf., Madrid, Spain, 1-4 June.

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