Presenters
R.M. Jorda, Shell Development Company, Division of Shell Oil Company
This presentation deals with five aspects of paraffin in oil wells. The text discusses the chemistry of paraffin, the mechanism of paraffin deposition in oil wells, physical means of reducing paraffin deposits, paraffin control with chemical inhibitors, and common paraffin removal practices. Fundamentals are stressed so that preventive or removal methods may be more carefully engineered.