Hot oil circulating units are engineered,
fabricated, installed and commissioned by Molam Manufacturing
Corporation (MMC).
In some regions of the world, crude oil
contains a considerable amount of paraffin. When reaching the
surface during E+P operations, this paraffin coagulates, thereby
decreasing the production of the well flow.
These hot oilers are designed to heat oil
and therefore melt paraffin which otherwise may cause stoppage
in oil well flow lines and tubing.
The units are skid-mounted for offshore
work but can also be truck or trailer mounted. The process is
performed without pulling the tubing from the well, thereby enhancing
average production.
They are designed to allow high pressure pumping operations and
can be adapted to make steam for cleaning and injection. Burner/Heater
configurations run from 3.5 MBTUH to 20 MBTUH, with pumping pressure
to 15,000 PSI.
The installation is designed to warm up
to 180 Deg F / 100 Deg °C as a standard range. Higher temperatures
are possible.
A typical Skid-Mounted unit is 8 X 2.50
X 2.50 meters and weights 14 tons. Each hot oiler is custom made
to client specification. MMC's engineers can provide technical
advice for individual situations.
