High pressure syringe pumps

The search for methods enabling an improved exploitation of existing OIL reservoirs and the related research has started some years ago. The “black gold” is rarely found in underground caverns, but embedded in rocks. In order to extract the oil, bore holes are filled with gas or liquids. Chemical (tensides) and physical methods (temperature), and even micro-organisms are employed in this process. The goal is to lower the oil's viscosity and the surface tension between oil and rock, and doing it in a targeted manner, in order to extract as much oil as possible

(EOR) These methods are referred to as tertiary exploration or enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Since this type of research requires a precise simulation of storage and extraction conditions, the use of Cetoni-high-pressure syringe pumps makes sense. Many companies and institutes all over the world already use equipment in this field and have achieved and published promising research results

Once the oil is at the surface, it becomes clear that there are different types of oil. Due to different compositions and rheological properties, products from different reservoirs have to be analyzed and characterized at regular intervals. The crude oil’s composition decides which products and which quantities can be made from a certain quantity of crude

(pVT) An important method for both – composition and rheological properties – is the pVT analysis. In this process, a specific amount of the sample at a specific temperature is pushed through a capillary of defined diameter and length. As the liquid passes through the capillary, the pressure loss is measures. If this measurement is taken at various temperatures, one receives a whole grid of the sample’s important physical properties. The accuracy of the measured data is governed by the parameters set during the analysis.