Experimental Study on Heavy Oil Transportation by Mixing with Water

The production and transportation of heavy oil are very difficult because of its high density and viscosity. Many technical and economical problems should be solved to improve the transportation meth-ods. The technical conditions of transportation of Hekou Heavy Oil by mixing with water are studied through a testing loop in the laboratory and a field testing pipeline. According to the tests and calculations, it could be concluded that transporting heavy oil by mixing with water is an economic method of heavy oil transportation.