The Hydrocarbon Challenge
Paraffin and asphaltenes deposits in well pipes and equipment present a great challenge for all oil producers in the US and abroad. Reduced production of crude due to a restrictive flow in pipelines translates into a dramatic decrease in revenue. Plutus Flow Assurance Products provide a “proven in the field” safe, non-hazardous, time efficient solutions to these ever present challenges. YOUR maintenance costs and downtime is reduced while your bottom line profits increase.
PLUTUS PRA© Application Methodology
PLUTUS PRA© is applied to paraffin build-up by using the chemical with moderate amounts of good crude oil and agitation. This process may also be applied to saltwater disposal systems. Not only does our process work effectively, it is also one of the most cost-effective treatments available to industry. PLUTUS PRA© is at least three (3) to five (5) times more efficient, on a volume basis, than any known paraffin dispersant or solvent. Once dispersed and dissolved, the paraffin remains dissolved (when PLUTUS PRA© is properly applied) and will not precipitate out of the oil again. PLUTUS PRA© has been proven to work where solvents and products have not or could not.
Customer Benefits with PLUTUS PRA©:
- Additional revenue from reduced downtime.
- Returning the paraffin to the original crude oil phase.
- Reduced cost to storage tank cleaning.
- Existing and future deposits of paraffin around tubing & pumping components are reduced or eliminated and prevented from accumulating in flow lines and separators.
- Increases the amount of well flow, inhibits the development of scale and corrosion, while keeping waxy deposits out of water-handling facilities.
- Extremely cost-effective in the subsea/offshore wells whereas the cooling rate accelerates paraffin formation, avoiding expensive mechanical methods such as pigs, knives, hot oil and use of organic solvents.
- Maintain crude production levels without shutting down wells for days during the hot oil treatments.
Technical Data
Plutus products are proprietary formulations which act as crystal modifiers to reduce hydrocarbons to a benign stearate or simple sugar compound. No VOCs are released and all residuals are harmless compounds that are consumed by naturally occurring microbes in the adjacent soil or water. All Plutus Products are formulated to US-EPA LD50 and California Code 65 Guidelines.
