Offshore Well with Flow line clogged flowlines in
Brazil - Petrobras
Current Situation
In June and October the flow lines were clogged with sludge
causing the flow lines to be constricted.
The projectstarted in 1999 and was approved in 2000.
Objective
Take out the sludge constricting the flow lines.
Below is the diagram of the flowline.
United Energy – Inject KX-100
KX-100 was injected in two places to help the pigs clean the
flow lines.
There were pumps and filters used in the process.
VR 1020-1 Results Summary
Pictures of the sludge removed by the pigs using KX-100.
Conclusions
- The product KX-100 showed itself efficient and well
competitive for the clearing of flowlines.
- Results in terms of oil production
