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MULTI-CHEM CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING

OF SHAFTER LOCATION

 

SHAFTER, Calif. (April 1, 2010) - Multi-Chem®, a global provider of oilfield production chemicals, celebrated the grand opening of its new West Coast location in Shafter, Ca. on Wednesday, announced Harold Johnson, Vice President of Global Business Development.

Multi-Chem hosted over 100 people at the grand opening event held at the new facility on Wednesday, which included lunch, tours of the laboratory and an address from Multi-Chem President and Chief Executive Officer, James Archer.

The facility consists of 3,000 sq ft of office space, a 1,600-sq-ft laboratory and a 4-acre storage yard.  It will provide service, sales support, technical analysis and delivery of specialty production chemicals for the oil and gas industry throughout Kern, San Luis Obispo, Tulare, Kings, Ventura, Los Angeles, Fresno, Merced and Madera counties, the largest producing area in California. The Shafter office is the third Multi-Chem location on the West Coast. Other offices, laboratories, blend plants and warehouses are located in Ventura and Meridian. 

The facility’s operations will be managed by Regional Operations Manager, Mark Wade, who has over 25 years of industry experience in production chemicals within California.

According to Wade, Multi-Chem strategically places offices within a 100-mile radius of its customers’ fields to provide focused local service.

“Superior local service is one of Multi-Chem’s fundamental objectives so that we can provide technical analysis and product support that is specific to the area and the technical challenges our customers are facing,” Wade said.

 

DEPOSITS IN PRODUCTION SYSTEM

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Solids deposition on the surfaces of pipe and equipment can be classified as scale, organic (paraffin / asphaltene), corrosion by-product (FeS), or hydrates. These deposits reduce production and cause premature equipment failures and fouling.

Paraffins or waxes are a primary constituent of hydrocarbon streams. Higher carbon chain waxes will precipitate out of solution as temperatures decrease in a production system. This precipitation will cause a number of production problems such as blocked pore spaces and perforations, plugged tubing, downhole pump failures, blocked valves, oil coated solids, fouling, tank bottoms, etc. A paraffin control program designed by Multi-Chem will eliminate paraffin deposition and keep the system flowing at its optimal level.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Paraffin Treatment Products

Mineral scales such as calcite (calcium carbonate) and barite (barium sulfate) can greatly increase operating expenses and decrease production. Multi-Chem's advanced chemical solutions will maximize flow through the production tubing.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Scale Control Products

Emulsions form when oil and water mix due to a number of conditions present in oil and gas production. Naturally occurring or man-made surfactants acting with shear forces will cause the oil and water to emulsify. Downhole, emulsions cause blockages and reduced production. In surface treating systems, emulsions in separators and storage tanks cause lost production due to oil being rejected at the LACT unit. Multi-Chem emulsion breakers will dissolve away emulsion problems wherever they occur, helping to maximize the efficiency of the production system and minimize lease operating expenses (LOE).

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Emulsion Breakers

Asphaltene molecules are present in most liquid oil and gas streams. These complex molecules can be destabilized by acids and electrical charges associated with oil and gas production. Once destabilized, they may precipitate and adhere to the surfaces of pipe, equipment, and solids, causing production losses and high operating expenses. Multi-Chem has chemical solutions which re-suspend the precipitated asphaltenes into the liquid hydrocarbon phase, where they can be transported to the refinery.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Asphaltene Treatment Products

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