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Key <strong>Flow</strong> <strong>Assurance</strong> Issues<br />

•Wax (Paraffin) – What is it?<br />

•A solid hydrocarbon which precipitates<br />

from a produced fluid<br />

•Forms when the fluid temperature drops<br />

below the Wax Appearance Temperature<br />

(WAT)<br />

•Melts at elevated temperatures (20°F+<br />

above the WAT)<br />

•Rate of deposition can be predicted for<br />

pigging frequency

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