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SOLUTIONS TO PARAFFIN. 

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Unfortunately, there is no single solution to all paraffin problems.  However, there are several new, innovative products on the market today that can eliminate or control paraffin.  We will discuss several of these products below.  Some of these products were not developed to treat paraffin but, as a side benefit, do a very good job.

MAGNETIC FLUID CONDITIONERS. (For details click here)

One of these new solutions is Magnetic Fluid Conditioners.  Some of these products are very successful in treating paraffin and mineral scale problems in oilwell fluids.  We manufacture three types of these products: 
The first type, our Mark I, Mark II and Mark III models, are very sophisticated downhole tools utilizing either ceramic or very powerful rare earth magnets assembled into high tensile pipe sections that can be made a part of the tubing string, or mounted at the bottom of the production string. 

The second type, our "Pumpmaster" series, was developed as an economical solution to deposition in wells produced by pumping units.  These low cost units are made of stainless steel and are screwed onto the bottom of the pump and are sized to fit through conventional seating nipples.  It is not necessary to pull the tubing string, as these tools can be installed when the pump and the rods are pulled to change out the pump.  All of these downhole tools are very successful in treating scale in almost all types of situations.  We also manufacture tools to treat oilwell flow lines and all types of industrial process lines.

ROTATING TUBING HANGER & TUBING ANCHOR. (For details click here)

One of the most effective and economical paraffin control devices is the well head tubing rotator, which was not originally intended to deal with paraffin and scale.  This device is probably the most important product for the pumping well producer to be introduced in this decade.  It solves one of the most serious problems of a pumping well, the wear and replacement of production tubing caused by the millions of up and down strokes of the sucker rods cutting grooves through the tubing.  Since the tubing can now be rotated one revolution per day,  the tubing wear is distributed evenly on the entire inner diameter of the tubing, increasing the life of the tubing and resulting additional savings.  A side benefit of this is the constant wiping of the inner surface of the tubing keeping it cleaned of paraffin and mineral scale.

PLUNGER LIFT SYSTEMS. (For details click here)

Another, more efficient way to produce gas-lift wells utilizing the same energy source is the plunger lift system.  It will produce the oil much more efficiently due to the plunger carrying all of the oil up and not allowing a large percentage of the oil to run back down the sides of the tubing due to the column of gas breaking through the column of oil.  It is estimated that up to 75% of the fluid is "fallback" fluid in  gas-lift produced wells. Due to the cooling effect of the gas bubbling up through the fluid and the cooler temperatures at the higher levels, the gas-lift systems actually contributes to and exacerbates the problem of paraffin and mineral scale in these wells.  Because this is a solid plunger under the column of oil and is being propelled by the column of gas beneath, it is also scraping the entire inner wall of the tubing and preventing the accumulation of paraffin and mineral scale.

AUTOMATIC CHEMICAL TREATING UNITS.

If chemical treatment is still the best solution, plus the fact that you must use corrosion inhibitors or other types of chemicals, then there are now very sophisticated computerized wellsite systems that can not only regulate the injection of the correct amount of treatment on a regular, or irregular basis, but it can also handle more than one type of chemical simultaneously on differing schedules. These dependable systems will dramatically reduce your chemical treatment costs by treating each problem independently at the correct time and frequency. They also reduce the amount of chemicals used to a bare minimum.

BALL VALVE PIG LAUNCHERS. (For details click here)

When we encounter scale buildup in flow lines that will not respond to our Magnetic Fluid Conditioners, we can then  utilize these new, innovative ball valves. They are designed specifically to allow the launching of spherical pigs through lines from 2" to 6". These unique valves can be produced with a "magazine" to accommodate preloading from two to twelve pigs for daily manual on automatic launch to keep the flow lines clear.  If recovery of the pig is important , a second valve can be placed near the storage tank for recovery and reuse. Or, for a more economical and automatic system, soluble dissolving pigs can be used and allowed to pass into the tank for eventual destruction by the oil.

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