Abstract:The aggregation behavior of asphaltenes significantly affects the viscosity of heavy oil. Studying the aggregation behavior of CO2 on asphaltenes in heavy oil can further analyze the mechanism of CO2 displacement. Under different CO2 pressures and conditions, CO2 dissolution experiments were carried out on heavy oil and heavy oil added with benzene and ethanol as CO2 solubilizers. After separating the four components, CO2-treated asphaltenes were obtained. X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope and other analytical instruments were used to characterize the interlayer spacing, surface morphology and microstructure of asphaltene aggregates extracted under different experimental conditions, and the effect of CO2 on asphaltenes in heavy oil was analyzed. Influence mechanism of aggregation behavior. The results show that the dissolution of CO2 in heavy oil leads to an increase in the interlayer spacing of asphaltene aggregation stacking, which slows down the aggregation behavior of asphaltene molecules, thereby reducing the viscosity of heavy oil.