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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.

 

SALES GAS QUALITY

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Gas quality is impacted negatively by high water carryover in system processes and high acid gases, such as H2S or CO2. Identification of the factors impacting gas quality will insure maximum gas production and minimum reductions in the price.

When gas processing systems foam, fluids carryover where they shouldn’t causing disruption into the sale of gas. This requires special defoamers to control the foam and to keep the system operating at peak efficiency.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Defoamers

Gas producers are penalized when the levels of H2S and CO2 are higher than allowed. An effective H2S control program can eliminate fines and reductions in the sales price to help achieve maximum prices for gas production.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

H2S Scavengers

Corrosion Inhibitors

Biocides / Biotechnology

In gas production systems, hydrates form under certain conditions of pressure and temperature when water forms a cage around a gas molecule (methane, ethane, CO2, H2S). Hydrate molecules will aggregate and adhere to surfaces rapidly, causing line blockages and plugs. In gas pipelines, even gas categorized as “dry” may contain enough water to cause hydrate plugging, impacting gas sales. An effective hydrate control program designed by Multi-Chem can control hydrates and reduce the risk of problems caused by hydrates in gas production systems.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Low Dosage Hydrate Inhibitors

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