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About Champion Technologies is a global specialty chemical company with 3,100+ employees in over 50 locations in more than 30 countries delivering innovative and engineered programs for upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets. Our integrated offering combines sustainable chemistry, technology, and service to enhance your world.

Optimizing Midstream Operations with Integrated Chemical Solutions

Markets Served: Arctic | Conventional | Deepwater | Enhanced Oil Recovery | Heavy Oil | Industrial | Midstream | Offshore | Oil Sands | Refinery | Shale

Corporate Headquarters: 3200 Southwest Freeway Suite 2700 Houston, Texas, USA 77027 +1 713-627-3303

Regional Headquarters: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK +44 (0) 1224-879022 Africa, Europe, Middle East Operations Technology Center, Manufacturing

Buenos Aires, Argentina +54 11-4343-1100 South America Operations Calgary, Alberta, Canada +1 403-234-7881 Canada Operations Technology Center, Manufacturing

Corsicana, Texas, USA +1 800-477-5353 Manufacturing

Delden, The Netherlands +31 743-775-281

Geismar, Louisiana, USA +1 225-673-2436 Water Solutions Moscow, Russia +7 (495) 981-2558 Russia, Caspian, Sakhalin Operations Odessa, Texas, USA +1 432-363-9105 Manufacturing

Perth, Australia +61 (8) 9472-9400 Port Harcourt, Nigeria +1 713-627-3303 West Africa Operations

Technology Center, Manufacturing

Rio de Janiero, Brazil +55 22-2106-6666

Dubai, UAE +971-4-2146121

Sherwood Park, Alberta +1 780-417-2720

Fresno (Houston), Texas, USA +1 281-431-2561 Technology Center, Manufacturing

Technology Center

Singapore +65 6733-9482 Asia-Pacific Operations

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Specialty chemistries for midstream operations

You face more technical challenges and regulatory complexities every single year. Champion Technologies’ midstream services team is your operational ally.

Ensuring the integrity of piping systems and associated processing equipment is second nature to Champion Technologies. We’ve provided high-performance specialty chemistries and engineered application services for production operations, pipelines and processing facilities — from the wellhead to the refinery gate—for more than a half century.

Because no two pipeline systems are alike, Champion Technologies partners with you to produce a system risk assessment using topographical mapping, system Basis of Design, and a full array of commercial and proprietary modeling programs. This risk assessment identifies areas requiring increased monitoring and inspection, and more

aggressive pigging and treatment programs. Frequently these risk assessments identify opportunities to improve operating efficiencies through system and equipment modifications rather than operational programs.

Once we have a clear picture of the logistical factors and strategic situation, we assemble an experienced and disciplined project team to establish a clearly defined scope of work. We produce a project execution plan, including goals and objectives, that concentrate on both asset improvement opportunities and performance measures to track results.

Champion Technologies’ midstream service team conducts an extensive and thorough field audit to collect, compile and evaluate the data needed for each application. Key parameters are determined by: • Physical characteristics – temperature, pressures, rates, etc.

• Design specifications • Composition of throughput

• Current monitoring methods and maintenance programs • History of leaks, ruptures, or other problems • Operating practices and objectives

On-stream and off-stream pipeline pigging Consequent equipment failure can result in environmental pollution, damaged property or a threat to public safety.

Champion Technologies’ world-class chemical manufacturing plants, blending plants, district and regional laboratories, and global research and development organization ensure you receive chemical products of the highest quality, produced to exacting specifications, and in the quantities required - when and where you need it most.

Chemistry and support services compliment good pigging programs Two primary constituents of pipeline integrity involve riskbased inspection and a well-managed routine pigging program. Failure diagnoses, mitigation strategies and program optimization, mixed with high-performance chemistries and engineered application services, are second-nature to Champion Technologies.

Depending on your objectives and your facilities’ local conditions, Champion Technologies can provide: •

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Periodic pigging provides many benefits including cleaning, batch treating (jet pig), flow assurance and product recovery, as well as providing valuable information about the internal condition of the pipeline. On-stream and off-stream pipeline pigging is a key component to these management services.

In addition, chemical batch programs ensure that pipelines and processing plants are maintained at peak condition, so system integrity never becomes an issue. As regulatory requirements have become more rigorous, our fluid engineering specialists have stayed one step ahead.

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Advanced corrosion inhibitors for midstream chemical treatment programs that neutralize corrosive substances and particles and coat inner surfaces with protective films Advanced biocides that destroy harmful bacteria, yet are safe to use and exert minimal harmful effects on the environment Advanced scale inhibitors, that prevent deposition of solids on the inner walls of pipelines and processing equipment through either dispersion mechanisms or by distorting crystals, precipitated by the mixing of incompatible fluids Advanced paraffin inhibitors, asphaltene inhibitors and hydrate inhibitors to prevent formation of blockages that reduce or interrupt throughput in pipelines Advanced drag-reducing agents to help smooth the fluid flow in pipelines by reducing the frictional forces along a pipeline’s length Advanced oxygen and H2S scavengers to help prevent the attack of corrosive mechanisms capable of seriously damaging inner steel surfaces and deteriorating the thickness of pipeline walls

Beyond compliance to profitability The importance of midstream oil and gas operations is increasing dramatically at a time when pipelines and processing plants are facing unprecedented technical challenges and regulatory mandates. As a result, producers are under pressure to sustain efficient operations.

The key to ensuring pipeline integrity, safety, operation efficiency, and profitability is by implementing an “operational and technical excellence” systematic approach to the chemical management program that compliments your business objectives and operations. Champion Technologies is focused on partnering with the industry to develop and execute industry-leading standards and best

practices that are designed to deliver world-class reliability, efficiency, asset integrity, safety, and environmental compliance.

Conclusion: Whether starting up a new midstream facility, expanding an existing pipeline system or processing installation, or looking for a solution to a persistent operating problem, Champion Technologies’ midstream services team can provide the specialty chemistries, engineered application services, monitoring, and regulatory documentation to support your needs.

Extremely corrosive organic and inorganic solids present in liquids can lead to reduced efficiency and throughput, lost income, and increasing operational costs.

Experience teaches that engineered batch or continuous-injection treatments with high-performance specialty chemistries offer one of the most cost-effective ways of maintaining the physical integrity of midstream facilities, and should be included in any maintenance or integrity management program.

Champion Technologies helps you with both operational and regulatory challenges by: • Implementing monitoring, maintenance, and remediation procedures necessary to keep midstream facilities operating at peak efficiency

• Establishing recordkeeping and reporting procedures capable of documenting that operations fall within regulatory requirements

Midstream Case histories: Efficient Corrosion Inhibition Program for Large Oil Transmission Pipeline Offshore to Onshore

Controlling Failures of Shallow Gas Fields with Biocide and Corrosion Inhibition Program

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An oil transmission pipeline from three platforms to onshore facility was experiencing significant corrosion issues.

Corrosion inhibitor, Cortron® RN-63, is continuously injected to protect both the 12-inch lines to platform B and the line from platform B to onshore. The line is additionally batch treated every 6 months with Cortron® R-2255 and 500 gallons of diesel between two pigs.

Two large shallow gas fields were experiencing pipelines failures caused by corrosion, bacteria, oxygenated water from aggressive line cleaning and early drilling practices, and clay swelling due to water incompatibilities with the producing formations.

An aggressive pigging program was initiated to remove all sand, clay, and water from the pipelines. Once the lines were clean, biocide, Bactron® K-54, was used to kill any bacteria that were attached to the walls or pits on the pipeline. Corrosion inhibitor, Cortron® RU-196, was used to lay a tenacious film on the walls of the pipeline to prevent corrosion from occurring. It was recommended that Cortron® RU-196 be applied along with monthly pigging to prevent any build-up of sand, clay, and water in the pipelines.

Challenge: The three platforms produce 30,000 bfpd, co-mingled water from the Tulare and Diatomite zones. The oil passes through 12-inch lines at 600 feet below sea level from platforms A and C to platform B. Production from platform B to the onshore facility passes through a 24-inch pipeline. This line consists of 10.56 miles of underwater sub-line and 16.32 miles of onshore pipeline, and the thickness varies from .8 to .6 inches.

Challenge: Results: The monitoring program, which included coupons, water analysis, wall thickness measurements, and Electrical Resistance probes, showed corrosion rate was reduced significantly.

Value: Cost of treatment and services was reduced overall by 70%.

The low-volume gas wells produce small volumes of sand, clay, and water. Solids and water settle out in the pipelines due to low transit velocities and begin to accumulate on the bottom of the pipelines.

Value: The pigging program removed the majority of standing area where stagnant water facilitated bacterial growth. Once any remaining bacteria were removed and the corrosion inhibitor applied, the total number of failures was significantly reduced. For one producer, this was an annual cost savings of over $18K USD.

About Champion Technologies is a global specialty chemical company with 3,100+ employees in over 50 locations in more than 30 countries delivering innovative and engineered programs for upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets. Our integrated offering combines sustainable chemistry, technology, and service to enhance your world.

Optimizing Midstream Operations with Integrated Chemical Solutions

Markets Served: Arctic | Conventional | Deepwater | Enhanced Oil Recovery | Heavy Oil | Industrial | Midstream | Offshore | Oil Sands | Refinery | Shale

Corporate Headquarters: 3200 Southwest Freeway Suite 2700 Houston, Texas, USA 77027 +1 713-627-3303

Regional Headquarters: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK +44 (0) 1224-879022 Africa, Europe, Middle East Operations Technology Center, Manufacturing

Buenos Aires, Argentina +54 11-4343-1100 South America Operations Calgary, Alberta, Canada +1 403-234-7881 Canada Operations Technology Center, Manufacturing

Corsicana, Texas, USA +1 800-477-5353 Manufacturing

Delden, The Netherlands +31 743-775-281

Geismar, Louisiana, USA +1 225-673-2436 Water Solutions Moscow, Russia +7 (495) 981-2558 Russia, Caspian, Sakhalin Operations Odessa, Texas, USA +1 432-363-9105 Manufacturing

Perth, Australia +61 (8) 9472-9400 Port Harcourt, Nigeria +1 713-627-3303 West Africa Operations

Technology Center, Manufacturing

Rio de Janiero, Brazil +55 22-2106-6666

Dubai, UAE +971-4-2146121

Sherwood Park, Alberta +1 780-417-2720

Fresno (Houston), Texas, USA +1 281-431-2561 Technology Center, Manufacturing

Technology Center

Singapore +65 6733-9482 Asia-Pacific Operations

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