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BOEM INC warnings per facility
5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
FIG. 6.1 BOEM warnings per facility between 2012 and 2016.
BOEM INC component shut-in per facility
2.00
1.80
1.60
1.40
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
FIG. 6.2 BOEM component shut-ins per facility between 2012 and 2016.
Naphthenate management
Calcium naphthenate is one of the concerns in production chemistry which may plug pro-
duction systems and process equipment. Naphthenate precipitates when naphthenic acid re-
acts with metal ions such as calcium or sodium.
Properties of naphthenates
Naphthenate density ranges between water and oil densities. Naphthenates may collect at
oil-water interface and behave as surfactants by stabilizing emulsions.
