Paraffin Removal Perspectives

This paper provides historical and current insights regarding paraffin damage in formations as well as paraffin challenges in production equipment. More specifically, this paper addresses factors to consider when removing solid paraffin when methods to inhibit paraffin deposition fail. Paraffin severely impacts total operating costs and well profitability and yet procedures to remove paraffin continue to lack consistent effectiveness. Case studies and current lab results will be presented. A broader understanding of paraffin, paraffin impacts on profitability and practices to remove paraffin will help operators reduce their overall operating costs.