ScaleFix SSDX

Overview

Sulfate scales such as barites can wreak havoc on your operations – causing formation damage, harbouring bacteria, and damaging pipes, contaminating tanks, and process equipment. Left untreated, it can reduce production efficiency and profitability.

ScaleFix SSDX was designed to have improved dissolution capacity and rate, which optimizes volume/loading and requires less volume to dissolve the same amount of scale compared to other leading treatments.

Armed with an accelerated dissolution rate plus enhanced dissolving capacity, SSDX reduces the need for multiple soaking cycles, saving time and resources. The system works best at temperatures above 104ºF / 40ºC, with treatment times ranging from 8 to 24 hours depending on temperature and level agitation.

Applications

ScaleFix SSDX treatments are performed to remove sulfate scales located downhole:

  • Tubulars
  • Chokes and valves ( in, over and under DHSV, GLV, ASV, etc. )
  • Freeing stuck equipment
  • Scale squeeze operations

ScaleFix SSDX can also be used to remove sulfate scale built up in the following surface equipment:

  • Entire production / process system
  • Pipes separators
  • Hydrocyclones
  • De-gassers
  • Heat-exchangers
  • Injection and disposal wells
  • Decommissioning projects (scale is removed prior to the piping being recycled)
  • Piping and process equipment in oil refineries – Equipment being cleaned at surface (soak equipment in heated bath with circulation

 

Resources

ScaleFix SSDX Animation