When flow goes up, separation time goes down. The chemistry has to move faster.
An offshore deepwater gas producer in East Balikpapan needed demulsifier performance across changing production rates, while also relying on Lamurindo for a wider production-chemical package.
High flow created two problems at the same time.
When production increased, the field had less retention time for separation. At the same time, the chemical injection system had a practical rate limit, so simply increasing demulsifier dosage was not always available as an operating response.
The customer needed a demulsifier that still worked at low dose during high-flow conditions, while remaining robust enough to handle normal production fluctuation.
Lamurindo also supported the field with corrosion inhibitors for crude and gas service, scale inhibitor, sludge breaker, gas compressor antifoam, wax dispersant, sand cleaning chemical, and biocide.
A demulsifier that only works at steady flow is not enough for a deepwater asset.
Shorter retention time
Higher throughput reduced the time available for water separation and made fast action essential.
Injection-rate limit
The chemical had to perform at low dose when the injection system could not simply keep increasing rate.
Sales specification risk
Water content needed to remain within sales specification despite changing production conditions.
Operational confidence
Operators needed a treatment program that did not become fragile every time the production profile changed.
Fast-acting, low-dose demulsifier designed for production swings.
Lamurindo supplied an innovative demulsifier formulation using current separation-chemistry technology to deliver quick water drop at practical dosage.
The formulation gave the customer a wider operating window: performance at high flow, lower retention time, and constrained injection capacity.
The field gained room to operate.
The value was not just lower dosage. It was the ability to keep separation performance stable when production conditions changed.
Production swings should not put product quality at risk.
Lamurindo helps match demulsifier formulation to flow rate, retention time, injection limits, and sales-spec requirements.