| Issue 38, November 2011 |
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| INJECTORPLEX - A NEW OPERATIONAL DIMENSION FOR WELL SERVICE APPLICATIONS IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS |
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The major types of enhanced oil recovery include chemical and Co2 injections.
The key concern regarding these operations is corrosion, so normally stainless
steel is employed: normally but not exclusively. At the recent SPE/ICoTA Coiled
Tubing and Well Intervention Exhibition in Woodlands, Texas, Inplex presented
a polymer-based down hole tubing for chemical and Co2 injection called the “Injectorplex”.
Injectorplex, designed for chemical and CO2 injections, eliminates the high cost
of stainless steel tubing. Tested for more than seven years, Injectorplex has
proved to be remarkably successful even under the most extreme conditions. Glenda
Hanson of Inplex comments, “We started making this product 10 years ago. We worked
together with Kerr-McGee and Marathon oil Corporation developing the material
that would perform best in harsh H2S environments. We tried different types of
combinations to find the right compound for the job. Now we had the experience
in the field, but before we were taking it to the market, we had to make absolutely
sure it was working.” full text of the article | all articles of this issue
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