Micro-Bac International, Inc.
Paraffin Removal and Production Increase
Application Paraffin removal and production increase; Well No. 333 in the People's Republic of China.
Project The use of microbial organisms in this oilfield proved to not only extend the paraffin removal and pump maintenance cycle in the oil producing well, but also to improve oil production. In this project, the goal was to determine whether improved production brought by the use of the microbes is temporary or long term.
Before the application of microbes for the control of paraffin in the oil-producing well, hot oil treatment was needed every month to remove paraffin buildup in the tubing. Also, pump maintenance was required every two months.
Results Since the first injection, oil production from well No. 333 increased from 8.37 tons per day to a steady 10 tons per day. Additionally, in the 17 months since injection started, no hot oil treatments or pump maintenance programs were performed on the well.
- Total increased production is currently 813.62 tons.
- Seventeen hot-oil treatments were eliminated during the period.
- Saving of nine pump maintenance programs were realized during the period.
- Twenty-seven days of production outages were eliminated during the period.
- Total of 600 gallons of microbes were injected during the period.