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While we offer many services such as prompt and courteous service,
timely delivery of chemical, and help with all of your treating challenges
and questions, following are some of the specific services we provide
outlined in detail.
- Monitoring of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
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Sulfate Reducing Bacteria, or SRB's as they are commonly known,
reduce the sulfur in the oil to the sulfide radical which combines
with H2S or hydrogen sulfide. Since this is a deadly poisonous gas and
because it reacts with the iron in your system to form FeS, iron
sulfide, it is important to you to get rid of these bacteria as soon
as they appear in your system. By taking culture samples on a monthly
basis and incubating them for thirty days, Chemical Consultants can
warn you should these bacteria appear in your system and help you
eliminate them quickly by recommending an appropriate treatment.
- Monitoring of Corrosion Rates Using
Coupons
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Sacrificial coupons are placed in your system and
"pulled" (removed) on a quarterly basis. If there are any
signs of corrosion, they are taken to our lab, weighed and the weight
loss reported as mils per year (mpy). The API allows up to 4.0 mpy but
at Chemical Consultants we aim for half that loss as an acceptable
rate in most systems. If there is no noticeable pitting or weight
loss, the coupon is put back in service and only visually inspected.
However, on a biannual basis the coupon is weighed regardless of
appearance.
- Monitoring of Scaling Tendencies
through Water Analyses
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This service is usually offered when first surveying a field to
determine if calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and/or calcium sulfate (CaSO4)
is a potential problem in your system. However, should your system
undergo a dramatic change as in a water flood situation, a new water
analysis with scaling tendencies would be done.
- Prompt Response to "Bad Oil"
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With a great deal of production being trucked out, or in the
case of a LACT unit being in operation, timely response to bad oil
calls is imperative in our region. Chemical Consultants pride
themselves on our rapid response time to these calls.
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