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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.

 

WATER INJECTION

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A critical part of the complete production cycle is reinjection of produced water, whether for disposal or pressure maintenance. An understanding of the issues in injection systems and the root cause of problems prior to injection will insure maximum water injection and minimum problems and costs.

Iron sulfide will give water the black appearance. It plugs filters and is often oil wet, reducing hydrocarbon production. If present in the system, Multi-Chem can help by getting to the root of the problem, either reducing acid gases (H2S), controlling the bacteria and reducing corrosion.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

H2S Scavengers

Biocides / Biotechnology

Corrosion Inhibitors

Mineral scale solids such as calcite (calcium carbonate) and barite (barium sulfate) are quite common in oil and gas systems. These solids can become oil wet, causing filters and injection wells to plug, requiring costly intervention. Scale increases operating expenses and decreases production. It increases wear on equipment and often causes injection pumps to fail prematurely. Multi-Chem's advanced chemical solutions will maximize flow through the production tubing.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Scale Control Products

Wetting Agents

Iron Sulfide Dissolver Programs

Water Clarifiers

There are a number of causes of high oil carryover in effluent water. A reverse emulsion or oil wet solids can cause the water to contain high amounts of oil, which could result in fines or system shut downs. Emulsions will cause high injectivity pressures and pump and equipment failures. Multi-Chem can evaluate injection systems and determine the most cost effective solutions.

Multi-Chem Product(s):

Water Clarifiers

Wetting Agents

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