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Maximize capacity, inspection results and pre-commissioning through experience, custom chemicals, innovative pig designs and the latest data-logging technology

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With more than 40 years of heritage, Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services group has helped clients maintain and operate their pipelines with highly skilled and knowledgeable personnel, innovative equipment and cutting-edge technologies.

We employ chemical and mechanical means to remove deposits and foulants from your pipeline to help you maximize your pipeline capacity.

Our cleaning services can be combined where applicable with in-line inspections, repair, strength testing and commissioning in preparation for reintroduction of hydrocarbons, providing a single source for equipment, experience and personnel.

Our highly skilled cleaning specialists determine the correct solutions to meet your needs and then perform the cleaning in a safe, cost-effective manner.

Our pipeline chemical cleaning services include the use of specialized solvents, surfactants, wetting agents and gels in combination with mechanical cleaning pigs to efficiently clean your pipeline, while minimizing impact to your operations.

Offering expertise for the pipeline cleaning process

Our in-house chemistry and laboratory capabilities enable our experts to find the right chemical formulation to meet your needs in the most effective manner. Our laboratories analyze your cleaning needs and design a solution that best fits those needs.

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Why do we recommend the cleaning of pipelines?

New construction:• Clear post-construction and miscellaneous debris• Improve initial integrity inspection before pre-commissioning

Existing construction:• Maintain and improve flow rates• Avoid expensive blockage repair• Enhance inspection run and improve integrity reporting

Preabandonment:• Remove debris and minimize/eliminate product residue• Maximize inspection accuracy

Our mechanical cleaning services include our range of Kopp engineered pigs, which can be customized to your needs and are manufactured in our ISO-certified facility. Our pigs are available globally for most applications.

We also offer data-logging equipment with our unique Smart Acquisition Analysis Module (SAAM®) logger to help you get the most out of a cleaning program. With a comprehensive offering of products and services, backed by knowledge and experience, you can rely on Weatherford to be your single-source provider for all your mechanical pipeline cleaning needs. Let our experts put our experience, knowledge and skills to work for you.

We offer the following pipeline cleaning products and services:

• Chemical cleaning• Field laboratory analysis and interpretation• Pipeline pigs• Pig location• Pumping equipment• SAAM data loggers


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Weatherford’s chemical pipeline cleaning services use a full line of pipeline cleaning products, including specially formulated cleaner (both water-soluble and oil-soluble versions), surfactants, solvents and gelling agents. We use our in-house laboratory services to mimic your specific conditions, analyze the deposits and foulants, determine their composition and develop the right chemical formulation to remove those deposits and foulants from your system.

Chemical pipeline cleaning services:Using chemistry for a cleaner pipeline

We have more than 25 years of experience in industrial chemical cleaning services, using best-in-class technology, people and equipment. We provide a full range of services for the entire life cycle of pipelines, from simple chemical slugs to multistage cleaning trains customized for your operation.

Pipeline chemical cleaning is a highly specialized service that requires a thorough knowledge of chemicals, fouling deposits and the effects those deposits have on your operation. It requires an experienced service provider who understands the critical stages of the operation, can suggest the proper courses of action and can deliver results.

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Our knowledgeable and highly skilled cleaning specialists determine the best solutions to meet your needs and then perform the cleaning in a safe, cost-effective manner. Our in-house laboratory can analyze the deposits in your pipes and then determine the best method for removing those deposits from your system.

Our chemical solutions can overcome the following pipeline challenges:

• Mill scale from the manufacturing process• Lubricants from compressors or pumps• Salts from produced water• Glycols or amines from upstream treating• Paraffin or asphaltene• Chemical-treatment residuals• Condensed liquids• Corrosion products• Black powder

What can cleaner pipelines do for you?

• Improve accuracy of in-line inspections• Increase efficiency• Reduce corrosion• Protect your capital investment• Enhance safety

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Mechanical cleaning services:Customizing products to work for you

Weatherford’s mechanical cleaning services include the use of pigs from a large range of pig formats and sizes, data loggers for onshore and offshore applications and one of the largest fleets of pumping, compression and nitrogen-generation equipment in the industry—all designed to work together to help you get the most out of your equipment.

Our SAAM® data loggers help you track the progress of the cleaning operations.

All these products are designed to work seamlessly to minimize the business impact of cleaning your equipment.

Our pigs are available globally for most applications:

• Onshore and offshore• Shallow and deepwater • Industrial and municipal • Single-phase and multiphase• Multidiameter

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Through our Kopp heritage, we have more than 40 years experience in manufacturing and deploying pipeline pigs—setting standards in pipeline cleaning, inspection and maintenance. We offer an extensive range of high-quality, reliable pigs, either off-the-shelf or custom-designed to meet your specific requirements.

Our Kopp pigs are constructed of highly wear-resistant polyurethane material and incorporate innovative design features to maximize flexibility and reliability over a wide range of cleaning tasks.

All pigs are manufactured to comply with the latest ISO standards. We analyze the performance of each pig to ensure your satisfaction. Our Kopp pigs are also available to meet the ATEX requirement for surface resistance of <1 GΩ.


Pipeline & Specialty Services:Integrating solutions to meet your needs

By incorporating all these services under one contract, we reduce the personnel and coordination required to implement a solution, which means less impact on your organization. We have a proven capability for delivering cost-effective results ahead of schedule.

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Pipeline maintenance services:

• Abandonment• Cleaning• In-line inspection and integrity assessment• Leak detection• Pigging• Remedial repairs

Pipeline pre-commissioning services:

• Cleaning• Dewatering• Drying• Filling • Gauging• Hydrotesting• Pigging• Purging

Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services group is an integrated service provider offering a wide range of solutions. We have a global network of highly experienced and well-trained personnel who implement innovative cutting-edge technology—all backed by the resources of Weatherford.

We provide a single point of contact for all pipeline service needs—coordinating people, equipment and technical expertise when and where they are needed the most:

Weatherford has the knowledge, expertise, personnel and equipment to do the job—and do it right.

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Weatherford provides a range of services used throughout the life cycle of pipeline and process facilities, onshore and offshore. Our global network of locations puts highly trained and experienced people, equipped with the latest technology, right at your doorstep. Pipeline & Specialty Services: Delivering Quality Under PressureSM.

For more information about our pipeline services, contact an authorized Weatherford representative at [email protected] or visit weatherford.com/pss.


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