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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 OIL QUALITY

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Sales oil can be impacted by a number of items. Most frequently, high water content is the issue due to incomplete resolution of emulsions. Solids may come from acid gas corrosion or high pour point oil forming paraffin plugging. Paraffin in tank bottoms can be controlled effectively with pour point reducers.

It is critical that the final phase of the separation process where custody of the production is transferred is never delayed. There may be issues that occur, such as high water content, emulsions or hydrates, which cause the LACT unit to reject oil or gas. Multi-Chem products can help.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Emulsion Breakers

Low Dosage Hydrate Inhibitors

If oil contains high amounts of solids, it may negatively impact the final oil quality. Getting to the root cause of the problem is Multi-Chem’s business. Solids may be organic or inorganic. Determining the best corrective action requires the technical expertise that Multi-Chem can provide.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Corrosion Inhibitors

H2S Scavengers

Scale Control Products

Paraffin Treatment Products

Tank bottoms are normally caused by paraffin that separate from oil. Bottoms have to be removed, either mechanically or chemically. Often, the entire tank has to be heated and circulated to get the paraffin back into solutions. Bottoms provide excellent growth environments for bacteria that corrode the tank and sour the system. In extreme cases, the tank is drained and the bottoms are shoveled out. Multi-Chem has products which can assist by keeping the paraffin in solution, where it remains part of hydrocarbon production.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Paraffin Treatment Products

Biocides / Biotechnology

H2S Scavengers

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