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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.

 

HEAVY OIL

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Heavy oil requires special attention as there are a number of unique issues involved with its production, separation and transportation.

Heavy oil is often laden with asphaltene and paraffin molecules, important components of the hydrocarbon production. It’s important to keep these molecules in solution, from the reservoir to the refinery. In the oil, they provide revenue; deposited on surfaces of pipelines and equipment, they are an operational expense, requiring periodic maintenance and lost production. An organic control program from Multi-Chem will provide a cost effective treatment solution to help maximize production and minimize costs in producing and transporting heavy oil.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Paraffin Treatment Products

Asphaltene Treatment Products

Heavy oils flow slowly, requiring high temperatures and heavy duty pumping equipment. Viscosity is an issue, and an effective demulsification program can help by separating the emulsion. Emulsified fluids have a higher viscosity than the pure fluids. With heavy oil systems, let Multi-Chem help reduce line viscosity with specially designed heavy oil emulsion breakers.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Emulsion Breakers



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