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Clariant Oil

Services’
Deliquification
Strategy Enhances
Production by
400% for Canadian
Operator
CASE HISTORY

WellBoost™ combination treatment plan saves CLARIANT OIL SERVICES

innovation assured. value delivered.


low pressure gas well from abandonment 2750 Technology Forest Blvd.
The Woodlands, TX 77381
USA
Benefits Phone +1 800 456 5514
oilservices@clariant.com
www.oil.clariant.com
x Clariant Oil Services’ carefully-planned interventions saved this
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well from being shut-in and abandoned CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD 2013

x Maximized production due to a combination treatment using CH-124-080513

continuous injection and batch treatment


x Optimized chemical delivery strategy using a service-driven approach
and attention to detail

Background

A low pressure, low rate gas well in Northern Alberta made a pronounced
amount of bitumen that led to very dense hydrocarbon deposits in the
tubing. The well’s low pressure made it very sensitive to water production,
and accumulation of just one or two cubic meters of produced water in the
tubing would kill production.

Clariant Oil Services was already successfully treating the well with a
liquid chemical foamer enhancement program, which included the
injection of eight liters of WellBoost™ 115* per day – a moderately active,
foam-producing product blended in a strong solvent matrix. This product
worked very well by not only deliquifying the well on a continuous basis,
but also controlling the deposition of bitumen in the production tubing.
Unfortunately, a pump malfunction led to significant challenges
maintaining production from the well, and detailed intervention by
Clariant Oil Services was required.

Clariant Oil Services Solutions and Value Delivered

Clariant Oil Services was able to boost production from 0.9 e3m3 per day
(31.9 Mscfd) to just under 4.5 e3m3 per day (159.7 Mscfd) - an increase of
400%. Production could not be returned to pre-pump malfunction levels
even by modifying the rate of continuously-injected product or by rocking
the well or by any other operational means available.
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After spending some time on the well working closely with the operators, innovation assured. value delivered.
it was decided to design a batch treatment to kick-start the well back into 2750 Technology Forest Blvd.
production. A 20-liter batch of WellBoost™ 131**, a high-activity foaming The Woodlands, TX 77381
USA
product combined with aromatic solvents, was applied down the backside
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of the well. After a brief shut-in period the well was brought back online oilservices@clariant.com
www.oil.clariant.com
and, when combined with the continuously-injected WellBoost 115,
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production resumed to pre-malfunction levels. CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD 2013

CH-124-080513

This attention to detail and impeccable service delivered great value to the
operator and removed the necessity to shut-in and abandon the well.

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* Previously sold as SOLVTREAT® EFI-204
** Previously sold as SOLVTREAT® 8558

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