– diagnostic methods of fractal structures formation under enhanced oil recovery have been developed;

– hydrodynamics problems of the rheology of complex, non-equilibrium systems in pipes and porous media, and the propagation of nonlinear waves in a nonlinear and continuous media were investigated;

– elektrokinetik effects under the fluids flow in pipes and porous media was investigated, showing the presence of electric-viscosity effects that justify the existence of quasi-periodic and chaotic oscillations in disperse systems. Theoretical and practical aspects of the fractal structures adjustment in filtration processes are considered;

– viscous-elastic properties of composite structures have been investigated, experimental and CFD studies carried out, a new class of viscoelastic compositions with adjustable parameters was created. Designed compositions are widely used in the operations of high pressure gas pipelines with variable cross section cleaning from water, condensation, mechanical accumulations on the Western Siberia oil fields (Surgut, Nijnevartovsk, Perm, Langepas, etc.) with a total length of over 300 km. Viscoelastic compositions successfully implemented on the Azerbaijan oil fields of (“Oil Rocks”, “N. Narimanov”, “Gum Adasi”, “Absheronneft” OGPU). The compositions used effectively as a viscous-elastic divider in the drilling wells on the Mexico Gulf (USA), along with this composite system with controlled properties has been applied in more than 100 producing wells with high gas factor on the TNK and LUKOIL oil fields (Russian Federation);

– technological process for direct impact on the oil reservoir through the use of systems with non-equilibrium effects, allowing providing of the single-phase state of gas-liquid displacing agents. Theoretical and experimental studies of wave processes in the flow of non-Newtonian fluids, transient effect and physical fields on filtration in porous media, mathematical simulation of displacement in porous media were the basis for developing new approaches in the oil field mechanics. It should also be noted an innovative technology for the fractal structures control at the interface through the generation and regulation of local pressure during in-situ gas generation;

– theoretical basis and field technology of blocking barriers creation in highly permeable porous media channels based on a quasi-periodic foam have been developed;

– new processes based on the use of gas-liquid systems adjusting equilibrium of a single-phase state of the displacement in porous media, provide targeting impact on the oil reservoir was developed. These technologies have been successfully implemented on the oil fields «Azerneft» (SOCAR), more than 100 operation was realized on the injection wells in Western Siberia (oil company TNK-BP, LUKOIL, Slavneft), on the offshore oil field at Bohai Bay (CNOOC, China) for more than 20 injection wells of «Zhongyuan-Sinopek», 5 injection wells in «Jidong-Petrochina», on a 3 injection wells of Oklahoma oil field (USA);

– the problem of dynamics of the joint deformation of dispersed systems with gas inclusions was investigated. On the basis of experimental and theoretical studies discovered a new phenomenon – the formation of micronuclei gas in gas-liquid systems under pressure above the saturation pressure and the flow rate increases in 1.5-2.0 times.

– new gas desorption process at the any stage of field operation on the gas deposits by stimulating adsorbed gas desorption in the clay interlayers have been investigated;

– effective technology solution for control of density and viscosity instabilities during oil displacement has been developed;

– wave problems of a two-phase barotropic fluid flow in deformable tubes have been investigated;

– effective technological solution based on regulation of viscosity and density difference is proposed under hydrocarbons displacement by using of “wet” carbon dioxide;

– the science-based technological method of creating periodic hydrodynamic pressure injection of water is proposed, allowing to overcome the resistance created by capillary pressure and increase the efficiency of the displacement process;

– the method of extracting trapped oil from immobile zones through the effect of “drawing” is proved, solution of the equations of fluid flow involving elements of lubrication theory to estimate the additional volume of recoverable oil is proposed;

– the influence of elektrokinetik parameters on the transient effects under multiphase fluids flow and filtration is proved and the fact of disequilibrium under fluids displacement with similar viscosity due to the manifestations of the throughput difference;

– the effect of temperature drop on liquid-gas systems for gas emission, the centers of micronuclei gas generation, destruction and coalescence, along with the generation of high-frequency pressure waves acting on the flow characteristics;

– kinetics of heterogeneous behavior of hydrocarbons in the manifestation of viscosity anomalies is proposed, the simultaneous manifestation of viscosity decreasing and increasing;

– the influence of temperature drop on the gas evolution under gas-liquid flow and the influence of this phenomenon on the change of hydraulic resistances and achieving maximum throughput while ensuring the temperature minimum;

– theoretical, experimental and applied researches conducted at the department are a basis for the development of energy-saving technologies, which addresses to the modern innovation problems.

Applied developments used on oil fields of Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, United States, China and Vietnam.

Department employees have 55 patents for inventions of Eurasian, Azerbaijan and Russia Patent Offices.

1. 2004-2006 – bilateral project of ANSF and CRDF «Experimental and CFD Studies of Rheological Characteristics and Transport Properties of Viscoelastic Composite Systems Used in Oil Industry».
2. 2005-2007 – joint scientific project of US DOE «Technology of In-Situ Gas Generation to Recover Residual Oil Reserves» DE-FC26-05-NT15478, between Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics and «New Mexico Tech University».
3. 2007 – 2008 – scientific business-program of ANSF and CRDF: «Enhanced Oil Recovery by In-situ Gas Generation».
4. 2010 – bilateral scientific project of ANSF and CRDF: «Technology for VOC Emissions Prevention Under Tank Hydrocarbons Storage».
5. 2011-2012 – scientific grant of Science Development Foundation of Azerbaijan Republic «Development of methods for decrease of risk of greenhouse effect and control of fractal structures in oil recovery due to use of a mineral waste».

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