Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190101335

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190101335

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Breaking bad oilfield emulsions. 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.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2019

End Date: 31-12-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $395,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Membrane and Separation Technologies | Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oil and Gas Extraction |

Other Keywords

Membrane and Separation Technologies | Oil and Gas Extraction | Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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