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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.

 

Benefits

  • Control of bacteria related problems including:
    • Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)
    • System fouling with iron sulfide and/or biomass
    • Formation souring
    • Hydrogen sulfide accumulation in production equipment and vessels
  • Access to innovative biotechnology such as:
    • Gas well and pipeline treatments with Nitrate Reducing Bacteria to control MIC, sulfide production and Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
    • Innovative biocide products developed as a result of strategic partnerships with the world’s leading biocide research and manufacturing companies
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Symptoms

  • Increases in hydrogen sulfide
  • Pitting corrosion
  • Iron sulfide accumulation
  • Difficulty treating emulsion pads
  • Oil carryover
  • Polymer degradation
  • Fouling of low permeability production zones
  • Biomass accumulation
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Root Cause

Biological contamination in oil and gas production systems has many causes. Some of them can be controlled by thoughtful system design and operation while others may be the result of system conditions that cannot be controlled. Some of the conditions that may result in biological growth include:

  • Improper treatment of completion fluids
  • System design
    • Low velocities
    • Lack of pigging facilities
    • Stagnant areas
  • Solids accumulation
  • Introduction of nutrients
    • Guar from completions operations
    • Waste sump water reintroduced into system
    • Treatment chemicals
  • Commingling of waters
  • Introduction of air into system
  • Environmental factors
    • Temperature
    • Naturally occurring nutrient availability
    • Water chemistry
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Solutions

Multi-Chem offers a comprehensive product line of biocides and biological control technologies.  No single biocide chemistry is suitable for mitigating all oilfield microbial problems.  Some of the key issues in making an effective treatment recommendation are understanding how biocide performance may be enhanced or degraded based on system chemistry, system design and operation, and even formation chemistry.  Multi-Chem will conduct thorough evaluations of your systems to determine the most effective treatment solutions.  These recommended solutions may be based on traditional biocide application techniques and product selections such as slug treatment with glutaraldehyde, quats, or THPS.  However, it may be determined  that an innovative technology, such as injection of nutrients to stimulate beneficial bacteria, may be a more effective solution.

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Next Steps

How can you determine if Multi-Chem biocide and biotechnology can help you?

The following information will help Multi-Chem to determine the proper treatment method for your production challenge:

  • System SRB/ APB test data
  • Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)/ comprehensive water analysis 
  • Temperature profiles
  • Water cut
  • Hydrogen sulfide concentration
  • Occurrence of pitting corrosion
  • Current biocide regime
  • Production data

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