TY - JFULL AU - M. Meriem-Benziane and Sabah A. Abdul-Wahab and H. Zahloul and M. Belhadri PY - 2012/8/ TI - Experimental Study of Light Crude Oil-Water Emulsions T2 - International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering SP - 1338 EP - 1341 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/13378 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 67, 2012 N2 - This paper made an attempt to investigate the problem associated with enhancement of emulsions of light crude oil-water recovery in an oil field of Algerian Sahara. Measurements were taken through experiments using RheoStress (RS600). Factors such as shear rate, temperature and light oil concentration on the viscosity behavior were considered. Experimental measurements were performed in terms of shear stress–shear rate, yield stress and flow index on mixture of light crude oil–water. The rheological behavior of emulsion showed Non-Newtonian shear thinning behavior (Herschel-Bulkley). The experiments done in the laboratory showed the stability of some water in light crude oil emulsions form during consolidate oil recovery process. To break the emulsion using additives may involve higher cost and could be very expensive. Therefore, further research should be directed to find solution of these problems that have been encountered. ER -