Breaking bad oilfield emulsions

该项目旨在使用天然石油树脂在二氧化碳中提取的溶液来打破有问题的原油中含水乳状液，而不会对环境造成二次影响。提取的原油中含有水，这可能会导致原油中的水乳状液出现问题。它们可能很难分解成单独的水和油相，可能会产生严重的经济和环境后果。在澳大利亚，在巴斯海峡和整个卡尔纳丰盆地都经常遇到这样的油田乳化问题。建议的处理方案将针对沥青质和淤泥稳定的油包水乳状液，并将易于部署。

This project aims to use a solution of natural oil resin extract in carbon dioxide to break problematic water-in-crude oil emulsions with no secondary environmental consequences. Extracted crude oil contains water, which can result in problematic water-in-crude oil emulsions. These can be difficult to break into separate water and oil phases with potentially severe economic and environmental consequences. In Australia, such oilfield emulsion problems are frequently encountered in both the Bass Strait and across the Carnarvon Basin. The treatment option proposed will target both asphaltene and silt stabilised water-in-oil emulsions and will be readily deployable.