In the oil, gas, refinery and petrochemical industries, CIPs are commonly used in production facilities to prevent or eliminate a wide range of problems that might negatively affect the production flow and/or process completion. CIPs for a broad range of process applications such as production chemical injection, produced water treatment chemical injection and hydrate control.

•  CIPs are used for flow assurance, protection of process equipment such as pipelines, or to optimize processes in production facilities. Flow assurance is the art of preventing processes that can generate problems like reduced production or even loss of production due to equipment blockage. Common problems are caused by waxes, scaling and asphaltene deposits. Chemicals are used when process conditions cannot be altered to prevent these deposits, or if altering process conditions is not commercially viable. These groups of CIPs are included but not limited to Pour point depressants, Asphaltene inhibitors, Scale inhibitors and also Wax inhibitors.
• The other types of CIPs used for production chemical injection serve to extend the lifetime of pipelines and process equipment or to optimize processes by preventing such phenomena as emulsions, bacteria growth and foam. These groups of CIPs are included but not limited to Corrosion inhibitors, Biocides, Demulsifiers and also Foam inhibitors.
• Crude oil and natural gas can often be found in water-bearing formations. During extraction of these resources, produced water is generated. This water must be treated before it is suitable to be discarded or re-injected into the well. Typical water treatment chemicals are: Biocides, Antifoams, De-oilers , Demulsifiers, Nitrate inhibitors and also (Sodium) Hypochlorites.
• Hydrates are crystalline structures which are formed under certain process conditions in natural gas containing water. Hydrates have an ice-like appearance and are capable of blocking pathways in flow lines and other related gas-handling equipment. Chemicals are used when process conditions cannot be altered to prevent hydrate formation, or if altering process conditions is not commercially viable.
• Chemicals used to prevent hydrate formation and injected are: Methanol, MEG, LDHI and also KHI.

Petrofam chemical injection packages are used for accurately delivering liquids, including highly corrosive chemicals, into processes. Most of our CIPs are used continuously however they can also be used for batch processes where accurate flow metering is an issue.
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