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- 1. Nitrogen services
Pipeline services
- Abandonment
- Composite sleeve repairs
- Inspection
- Leak detection
- Pigging
- Pre-commissioning and commissioning
- Subsea pre-commissioning and commissioning
- Umbilical testing
Process services
Production chemicals
Specialty drying services
Pipeline Cleaning Services
Pipeline & Specialty Services
Completion
Production
Intervention
Drilling
Evaluation
On Board for a Clean Ride
Maximize capacity, inspection results and pre-commissioning
through experience, custom chemicals, innovative pig designs
and the latest data-logging technology
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With more than 40 years of heritage, Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty
Services group has helped clients maintain and operate their pipelines
with highly skilled and knowledgeable personnel, innovative equipment
and cutting-edge technologies.
We employ chemical and mechanical means to remove deposits and foulants from your
pipeline to help you maximize your pipeline capacity.
Our cleaning services can be combined where applicable with in-line inspections, repair,
strength testing and commissioning in preparation for reintroduction of hydrocarbons,
providing a single source for equipment, experience and personnel.
Our highly skilled cleaning specialists determine the correct solutions to meet your
needs and then perform the cleaning in a safe, cost-effective manner.
Our pipeline chemical cleaning services include the use of specialized solvents,
surfactants, wetting agents and gels in combination with mechanical cleaning pigs to
efficiently clean your pipeline, while minimizing impact to your operations.
Offering expertise for the pipeline cleaning process
Our in-house chemistry and laboratory capabilities enable
our experts to find the right chemical formulation to meet
your needs in the most effective manner. Our laboratories
analyze your cleaning needs and design a solution that
best fits those needs.
- 3. Why do we recommend the cleaning of pipelines?
New construction:
• Clear post-construction and miscellaneous debris
• Improve initial integrity inspection before pre-commissioning
Existing construction:
• Maintain and improve flow rates
• Avoid expensive blockage repair
• Enhance inspection run and improve integrity reporting
Preabandonment:
• Remove debris and minimize/eliminate product residue
• Maximize inspection accuracy
Our mechanical cleaning services include our range of Kopp
engineered pigs, which can be customized to your needs and
are manufactured in our ISO-certified facility. Our pigs are
available globally for most applications.
We also offer data-logging equipment with our unique Smart Acquisition
Analysis Module (SAAM®
) logger to help you get the most out of a cleaning
program. With a comprehensive offering of products and services, backed
by knowledge and experience, you can rely on Weatherford to be your
single-source provider for all your mechanical pipeline cleaning needs.
Let our experts put our experience, knowledge and skills to work for you.
We offer the following pipeline cleaning
products and services:
• Chemical cleaning
• Field laboratory analysis and interpretation
• Pipeline pigs
• Pig location
• Pumping equipment
• SAAM data loggers
Pipeline Cleaning Services
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Weatherford’s chemical pipeline cleaning services use a full line of
pipeline cleaning products, including specially formulated cleaner
(both water-soluble and oil-soluble versions), surfactants, solvents and
gelling agents. We use our in-house laboratory services to mimic your
specific conditions, analyze the deposits and foulants, determine their
composition and develop the right chemical formulation to remove those
deposits and foulants from your system.
We have more than 25 years of experience in industrial chemical cleaning services,
using best-in-class technology, people and equipment. We provide a full range of
services for the entire life cycle of pipelines, from simple chemical slugs to multistage
cleaning trains customized for your operation.
Chemical pipeline cleaning services:
Using chemistry for a cleaner pipeline
Pipeline chemical cleaning is a highly specialized service that requires a thorough
knowledge of chemicals, fouling deposits and the effects those deposits have on your
operation. It requires an experienced service provider who understands the critical
stages of the operation, can suggest the proper courses of action
and can deliver results.
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Pipeline Cleaning Services
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Our chemical solutions can overcome
the following pipeline challenges:
• Mill scale from the manufacturing process
• Lubricants from compressors or pumps
• Salts from produced water
• Glycols or amines from upstream treating
• Paraffin or asphaltene
• Chemical-treatment residuals
• Condensed liquids
• Corrosion products
• Black powder
What can cleaner pipelines do for you?
• Improve accuracy of inline inspections
• Increase efficiency
• Reduce corrosion
• Protect your capital investment
• Enhance safety
Our knowledgeable and highly skilled cleaning specialists determine the best
solutions to meet your needs and then perform the cleaning in a safe, cost-effective
manner. Our in-house laboratory can analyze the deposits in your pipes and then
determine the best method for removing those deposits from your system.
- 6. Mechanical cleaning services:
Customizing products to work for you
Weatherford’s mechanical cleaning services include the use of pigs
from a large range of pig formats and sizes, data loggers for onshore
and offshore applications and one of the largest fleets of pumping,
compression and nitrogen-generation equipment in the industry—all
designed to work together to help you get the most out of
your equipment.
Through our Kopp heritage, we have more than 40 years experience in
manufacturing and deploying pipeline pigs—setting standards in pipeline cleaning,
inspection and maintenance. We offer an extensive range of high-quality, reliable
pigs, either off-the-shelf or custom-designed to meet your specific requirements.
Our Kopp pigs are constructed of highly wear-resistant polyurethane material and
incorporate innovative design features to maximize flexibility and reliability over a
wide range of cleaning tasks.
All pigs are manufactured to comply with the latest ISO standards. We analyze
the performance of each pig to ensure your satisfaction. Our Kopp pigs are also
available to meet the ATEX requirement for surface resistance of <1 GΩ.
Our SAAM
®
data loggers help you track the progress of the
cleaning operations.
All these products are designed to work seamlessly to minimize the
business impact of cleaning your equipment.
Our pigs are available globally
for most applications:
• Onshore and offshore
• Shallow and deepwater
• Industrial and municipal
• Single-phase and multiphase
• Multidiameter
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- 7. Pipeline Cleaning Services
Pipeline & Specialty Services:
Integrating solutions to meet your needs
By incorporating all these services under one contract, we
reduce the personnel and coordination required to implement
a solution, which means less impact on your organization.
We have a proven capability for delivering cost-effective
results ahead of schedule.
Weatherford has the knowledge, expertise, personnel and equipment to do the job—and do it right.
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Pipeline maintenance services
• Abandonment
• Cleaning
• In-line inspection and integrity assessment
• Leak detection
• Pigging
• Remedial repairs
Pipeline pre-commissioning services
• Cleaning
• Dewatering
• Drying
• Filling
• Gauging
• Hydrotesting
• Pigging
• Purging
Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services group is an integrated service
provider offering a wide range of solutions. We have a global network of
highly experienced and well-trained personnel who implement innovative
cutting-edge technology—all backed by the resources of Weatherford.
We provide a single point of contact for all pipeline service needs—coordinating people,
equipment and technical expertise when and where they are needed the most. We provide
the following services:
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Weatherford products and services are subject to the Company’s standard terms and conditions, available on request or at weatherford.com. For more information contact an authorized Weatherford representative. Unless noted
otherwise, trademarks and service marks herein are the property of Weatherford and may be registered in the United States and/or other countries. Weatherford products named herein may be protected by one or more U.S.
and/or foreign patents. For more information, contact patents@weatherford.com. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Weatherford sells its products and services in accordance with the terms and conditions set
forth in the applicable contract between Weatherford and the client.
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Weatherford provides a range of services used throughout the life
cycle of pipeline and process facilities, onshore and offshore.
Our global network of locations puts highly trained and experienced
people, equipped with the latest technology, right at your doorstep.
Pipeline & Specialty Services: Delivering Quality Under PressureSM
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For more information about our pipeline services, contact an
authorized Weatherford representative at pss@weatherford.com
or visit online at weatherford.com/pss.
Pipeline Cleaning Services
Cleaner pipelines improve the flow
and quality of all products