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Water and Oil Separation
Drilling Mud Deflocculation

 
Alco Chemical has developed specialty polymer products that have been designed and tested specifically to meet the needs of the oilfield market.  These products include:

ALCOCLEAR™ water clarifier additives - synthetic HMW polyamine additives for high salinity brines and high temperatures.

ALCODRILL™ mud thinners - high temperature rheology control agents for aqueous bentonite containing drilling muds.

ALCOFLOW® scale inhibitors - unique and patented products suitable for topside and squeeze applications, high salinity, high temperature and challenging environments.

FLOC AID™ water clarifier additives - amphoteric synthetic polymers for high salinity brines and difficult emulsions.

VERSA-TL® Sulfonated Polymers - superior drilling mud deflocculant products.  This unique range of sulfonated-styrene homopolymers and maleic acid-containing copolymers offer superior calcium and salt tolerance and extreme high temperature stability.

Scale Inhibition

:

  ALCOFLOW ® 100

ALCOFLOW 250

ALCOFLOW 260

ALCOFLOW 270

ALCOFLOW 300

 Generic Chemistry

polycarboxylate

polycarboxylate

sulfonated
copolymer

sulfonated
multipolymer

sulfonated
multipolymer

 Approximate
 Molecular Weight

3,000

800

7,500

5,000

15,000

 Typical Ph

2.5

3.5

4.3

4.5

4.4

 Typical Solids (%)

50

40

44

40

44

 Calcium Carbonate
 Inhibitor Performance1

••••

••

•••

•••

••

 Barium Sulphate
 Inhibitor Performance2

••••

••

•••

 Other Scales Inhibited

CaSO4

-

CaSO4

CaSO4

CaPO4

 Brine  Tolerance3

•••

•••

••

•••

••

 Methanol  Tolerance (%) 4

100

50

20

20

80

 Ethylene Glycol
 Compatibility (%) 5

100

100

50

50

50

 TSCA / EINECS / DSL
 Listing

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

 Key Benefits

Superior carbonate
inhibitor. 
Ultra brine stable
 in acid form. 
High solids product

Premium barium
sulphate inhibitor 
Ultra brine stable 
Unique product
offering.

Multiscale inhibitor -
calcium scales 
Particularly suited to
high pH brines

Multiscale inhibitor -
all scales
Excellent brine
tolerance

Premium
calcium
phosphate
inhibitor

 MSDS*

AF 100 MSDS

AF 250 MSDS

AF 260 MSDS

AF 270 MSDS

AF 300 MSDS

 TB

AF 100 TB

AF 250 TB

AF 260 TB

AF 270 TB

AF 300 TB

*MSDS provided in US / American format.  If you require another format, click Request MSDS.

1 Standard NACE test method.  •••• = MIC 6ppm or less, ••• = MIC 7-9ppm, •• = MIC 10-15ppm,  • = MIC>16ppm, MIC based on finished product. 
2  50:50 Forties FW:SW, 80°C (176°F), 2 hours. •••• = MIC 25-50ppm, ••• = MIC 50-100ppm, •• = MIC 100-150ppm, • = MIC>150ppm, MIC based on finished product.
3  Polymer stable in the following brines overnight at 95°C (203°F). • = North Sea seawater, •• = 2500ppm Ca, 25000ppm Na, ••• = 25000ppm Ca,  50000ppm Na.
4  Neat polymer stable upon addition of x% methanol.
5  Neat polymer stable upon addition of x% ethylene glycol.


Water and Oil Separation

:

  FLOC AID ™ 19

FLOC AID 34

ALCOCLEAR™ CCPII

 Generic Chemistry

polyamphiphile

polyamphiphile

polycationic

 Approximate
 Molecular Weight

100,000

100,000

1,000,000

 Typical Ph

4

4.8

4.5

 Typical Solids (%)

27.5

27.5

6.2

 Brine  Tolerance3

•••

•••

•••

 Methanol  Tolerance (%) 4

100

100

100

 Ethylene Glycol
 Compatibility (%) 5

100

100

100

 TSCA / EINECS / DSL
 Listing

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/N

Y/Y/Y

 Key Benefits

Ultrastable aqueous
demulsifier
Nonionically modified
amphiphile

Ultrastable aqueous
demulsifier
Amphiphile

Ultrastable deoiling
agent and
demulsifier
component

 MSDS*

FA 19 MSDS

FA 34 MSDS

CCPII MSDS

 TBabc

FA 19 TB

FA 34 TB

CCPII TB

*MSDS provided in US / American format.  If you require another format, click Request MSDS.

1 Standard NACE test method.  •••• = MIC 6ppm or less, ••• = MIC 7-9ppm, •• = MIC 10-15ppm,  • = MIC>16ppm, MIC based on finished product. 
2  50:50 Forties FW:SW, 80°C (176°F), 2 hours. •••• = MIC 25-50ppm, ••• = MIC 50-100ppm, •• = MIC 100-150ppm, • = MIC>150ppm, MIC based on finished product.
3  Polymer stable in the following brines overnight at 95°C (203°F). • = North Sea seawater, •• = 2500ppm Ca, 25000ppm Na, ••• = 25000ppm Ca,  50000ppm Na.
4  Neat polymer stable upon addition of x% methanol.
5  Neat polymer stable upon addition of x% ethylene glycol.


 Drilling Mud Deflocculation

:

 ALCODRILL™
 SPD-L

ALCODRILL
SPD-S

ALCODRILL
HPD-L

ALCODRILL
 HPD-S

VERSA-TL®3

VERSA-TL 4

 Generic Chemistry

polycarboxylate

polycarboxylate

sulfonated
polycarboxylate

sulfonated
polycarboxylate

sulfonated
styrene/maleic
acid copolymer

sulfonated
styyrene/maleic
acid copolymer

 Approximate
 Molecular Weight

3,000

3,000

3,500

3,500

20,000

20,000

 Typical Ph

8

8

6.5

6.5

7

7

 Typical Solids (%)

40

>95

45

>95

>95

25

 Calcium Carbonate
 Inhibitor Performance1

•••

•••

•••

•••

 Barium Sulphate
 Inhibitor Performance2

 Other Scales Inhibited

-

-

-

-

CaPO4 / Zinc scales

CaPO4 / Zinc
scales

 Brine  Tolerance3

••

••

••

••

 Methanol  Tolerance (%) 4

<20

<20

20

20

50

50

 Ethylene Glycol
 Compatibility (%) 5

50

50

50

50

100

100

 TSCA / EINECS / DSL
 Listing

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

Y/Y/Y

 Key Benefits

High temperature
stable
deflocculant
for freshwater
drilling muds

High temperature
stable
deflocculant
for freshwater
drilling muds

High temperature
stable
deflocculant
for contaminated
and seawater
drilling muds

High
 temperature
stable
deflocculant
for
contaminated
and seawater
drilling muds

Ultra-high
temperature-
stable
deflocculants
for contaminated
and high density
salt muds

Ultra-high
temperature-
stable
deflocculants
for contaminated
and high density
salt muds

 MSDS*

SPD-L MSDS

SPD-S MSDS

HPD-L MSDS

HPD-S MSDS

TL 3 MSDS

TL 4 MSDS

 TB

SPD-L TB

SPD-S TB

HPD-L TB

HPD-S TB

TL 3 TB

TL 4 TB

*MSDS provided in US / American format.  If you require another format, click Request MSDS.

1 Standard NACE test method.  •••• = MIC 6ppm or less, ••• = MIC 7-9ppm, •• = MIC 10-15ppm,  • = MIC>16ppm, MIC based on finished product. 
2  50:50 Forties FW:SW, 80°C (176°F), 2 hours. •••• = MIC 25-50ppm, ••• = MIC 50-100ppm, •• = MIC 100-150ppm, • = MIC>150ppm, MIC based on finished product.
3  Polymer stable in the following brines overnight at 95°C (203°F). • = North Sea seawater, •• = 2500ppm Ca, 25000ppm Na, ••• = 25000ppm Ca,  50000ppm Na.
4  Neat polymer stable upon addition of x% methanol.
5  Neat polymer stable upon addition of x% ethylene glycol.