Research Areas

Enhanced oil recovery, heavy oil fire flooding theory and method, unconventional in-situ modification mechanism

Research Projects

[1] High-level talent introduction project in the autonomous region: Research on the mechanism of in-situ modification of ultra-heavy oil under the conditions of vertical fire flooding network, person in charge (under research
).

[2] National Natural Science Foundation of China (key project), Research on key theories and methods of enhanced oil recovery in tight oil reservoirs, 51334007, participant (under research
).

[3] Joint Fund Project (Incubation Project), Petroleum Component Soret Effect Study Based on Practical Space Experiment No. 10 U1738108, Co-Principal (under research
).

[4] National Science and Technology Major Project, Research and Application of Heavy Oil Fire Flooding Enhanced Recovery Technology-Deepening of Fire Flooding Mechanism and Research on Mine Regulation and Control Countermeasures ZX20160112, Sub-project Leader (Passed acceptance
).

[5] National Natural Science Foundation of China, Research on the Diffusion Mechanism of CO2 in Porous Media and Its Quantitative Relationship with the Propulsion Rate of the Leading Edge 51274217, Director (Closed
).

[6] National 973 Project, Research on Enhanced Recovery Mechanism and Method of Tight Oil Reservoir ZX20150238, Sub-project Leader (Closed
).

[7] Ministry of Education Scholarship Fund, Research on the diffusion rate of CO2 in different solution environments and porous media ZX20120288, person in charge (closed
).

[8] Ministry of Sinopec Science and Technology, Experimental Study on Burning Reservoir in Inner Mongolia Thin Interbedded Heavy Oil Reservoir ZX20160396, Project Leader (under research
).

[9] PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Study on the Change Law of Crude Oil Components and Heat Release in the Fire Flooding Process HX20170491, Person in charge (under research
).

[10] PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Lower Limit Experimental Study on Physical Properties of Fire Flooding in Hongshallow 1 Well Area HX20170852, Person in Charge (under research
).

Publications

[1] Zhao RB*; Tang GQ; Kovscek AR*. Modification of heavy-oil rheology via alkaline solutions[J]. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2013, 103: 41-50.SCI.3
District

[2] ZHAO Renbao*, HENG Minghao, JIA Yingying. Experimental study on doping and viscosity reduction chamber of heavy oil wellbore in Chunguang Oilfield[J]. Journal of Xi'an Shiyou University (Natural Science Edition). 2018, 33(2): 72-76.


[3] ZHAO Renbao*, AUO Wenjun, XIAO Aiguo. Diffusion law of CO2 in crude oil and calculation method of variable diffusion coefficient[J]. Journal of China University of Petroleum (Natural Science Edition). 2016, 40(3): 136-142. EI


[4] LUO Weiwei, ZHAO Renbao*, XIA Xiaoting et al. Feasibility analysis of solar closed tank heavy oil thermal recovery technology in Xinjiang oilfield[J]. Journal of Xi'an Shiyou University, 2015, 30(5): 64-68.


[5] ZHAO Renbao*, GAO Shanshan, YANG Fengxiang et al. Activation energy determination method during heavy oil firing process[J]. Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2013, 34(6): 1125-1130. EI


[6] Zhao RB, Ke WQ, Wu YH, et al. Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery from Fractured Vuggy Carbonated Reservoir of Tahe Oilfield with N2/CO2 Gas Mixture. SPE 132247, 2010. EI


[7] ZHAO Renbao*, SUN Haitao, WU Yasheng, et al. Indoor study on the influence of carbon dioxide sequestration on stratigraphic rocks[J]. Science China: Technological Sciences, 2010, 40(4): 378-384. SCI


[8] Zhao RB, Hou YL, Ke WQ, and Yue XA. Stability and water control of nitrogen foam in bulk phase and porous media[J]. Petroleum Science, 2009, 6: 181-187. SCI