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.

LOW DOSAGE HYDRATE INHIBITORS

Benefits
Symptoms
Root Cause
Solutions
Next Steps

Contact

Benefits

Dosage rates are substantially lower than traditional thermodynamic inhibitors (e.g., methanol, ethylene glycol) because they are dosed at ~1-3% percent based on water volume
Lower dose rates equate to lower logistics costs (delivery, storage and pump requirements)
Eliminates refinery problems with methanol in production fluids
Can significantly reduce start-up time on systems with large number of tiebacks
Extend well life beyond that achievable with thermodynamic inhibitors

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Deepwater Anti-Agglomerate Hydrate Inhibitor Application: MC MX

Controlling hydrate formation in a 9-mile subsea tieback with an Anti- Agglomerate LDHI
MC HI-1000 Applied with Methanol to Prevent Surface Lines from Plugging

"Super Methanol" Provides Savings of $2600 / Month
MC MX 773-5 Eliminates Hydrate Problems

Numerous hydrates in pipeline slowing and halting production.
Optimization of MC MX 892-5 LDHI Reduces LOE 25%

Downhole hydrate issues and high methanol.
MC HI-9550 Resolves DJ Basin Hydrate Issue

This producer was pumping as much as 20 to 25 gallons of methanol a day trying to keep flowline from plugging with hydrates
Methanol Issues Eliminated and Injection Rates Cut by 98%

MXU 5-1126 LDHI-AA Test @Deepwater Gas Condensate Well
MC MX 773-5 LDHI Controls Hydrates in Pipeline

Hydrates were occurring in pipeline every 3 days, despite being treated with a hydrate controller and methanol. There were extra costs in bringing out pressure truck to pump methanol.
MC HI-1000 Applied with Methanol to Prevent Surface Lines from Plugging

A producer in Northwest Colorado was experiencing Hydrate blockage in their pipeline.
MC MX 377-5 LDHI Eliminates Hydrate Problems in Pipeline

Savings Over Methanol and LOE slashed!

Symptoms

Hydrates in pigging returns
Solids in separator
Reduced gas throughput
Reduced water rate
Pressure drop and transient slugging
Increase in flowline temperature
Complete loss of production

See All

Deepwater Anti-Agglomerate Hydrate Inhibitor Application: MC MX

Controlling hydrate formation in a 9-mile subsea tieback with an Anti- Agglomerate LDHI
MC HI-1000 Applied with Methanol to Prevent Surface Lines from Plugging

"Super Methanol" Provides Savings of $2600 / Month
MC MX 773-5 Eliminates Hydrate Problems

Numerous hydrates in pipeline slowing and halting production.
Optimization of MC MX 892-5 LDHI Reduces LOE 25%

Downhole hydrate issues and high methanol.
MC HI-9550 Resolves DJ Basin Hydrate Issue

This producer was pumping as much as 20 to 25 gallons of methanol a day trying to keep flowline from plugging with hydrates
Methanol Issues Eliminated and Injection Rates Cut by 98%

MXU 5-1126 LDHI-AA Test @Deepwater Gas Condensate Well
MC MX 773-5 LDHI Controls Hydrates in Pipeline

Hydrates were occurring in pipeline every 3 days, despite being treated with a hydrate controller and methanol. There were extra costs in bringing out pressure truck to pump methanol.
MC HI-1000 Applied with Methanol to Prevent Surface Lines from Plugging

A producer in Northwest Colorado was experiencing Hydrate blockage in their pipeline.
MC MX 377-5 LDHI Eliminates Hydrate Problems in Pipeline

Savings Over Methanol and LOE slashed!

Root Cause

Gas hydrates can form where water and light hydrocarbons are present at low temperatures and high pressures. They can form very rapidly to produce plugs that completely block a pipeline, shutting down production. Hydrate plugs are very difficult and dangerous to mediate and should be avoided at all costs.

See All

Deepwater Anti-Agglomerate Hydrate Inhibitor Application: MC MX

Controlling hydrate formation in a 9-mile subsea tieback with an Anti- Agglomerate LDHI
MC HI-1000 Applied with Methanol to Prevent Surface Lines from Plugging

"Super Methanol" Provides Savings of $2600 / Month
MC MX 773-5 Eliminates Hydrate Problems

Numerous hydrates in pipeline slowing and halting production.
Optimization of MC MX 892-5 LDHI Reduces LOE 25%

Downhole hydrate issues and high methanol.
MC HI-9550 Resolves DJ Basin Hydrate Issue

This producer was pumping as much as 20 to 25 gallons of methanol a day trying to keep flowline from plugging with hydrates
Methanol Issues Eliminated and Injection Rates Cut by 98%

MXU 5-1126 LDHI-AA Test @Deepwater Gas Condensate Well
MC MX 773-5 LDHI Controls Hydrates in Pipeline

Hydrates were occurring in pipeline every 3 days, despite being treated with a hydrate controller and methanol. There were extra costs in bringing out pressure truck to pump methanol.
MC HI-1000 Applied with Methanol to Prevent Surface Lines from Plugging

A producer in Northwest Colorado was experiencing Hydrate blockage in their pipeline.
MC MX 377-5 LDHI Eliminates Hydrate Problems in Pipeline

Savings Over Methanol and LOE slashed!

Solutions

Multi-Chem offers two types of low dosage hydrate inhibitors, kinetic and anti-agglomerate. Kinetic inhibitors keep hydrates from forming for a period of time, known as the hold time. As long as the residence time of the fluids in the pipe is shorter than the hold time capability of the kinetic inhibitor, no hydrates will form. Anti-agglomerates allow hydrate formation but keep them from sticking together to form plugs. The hydrate crystals are kept in slurry and are transported easily with the remaining fluids. Multi-Chem will perform an exhaustive system survey to determine which type of inhibitor is best suited for your application.