IMPROVING FLOW AND RESTORING PRODUCTION IN PARAFFINIC CRUDES THE SITUATION The high pour point associated with certain paraffinic crude oils has the potential to impact flowability, causing paraffin deposition on production tubing. This leads to increased equipment wear, decreased productionA new way of thinking about paraffin-inhibited crude oil flow – driving profitability and reducing efficiency, increased operating expense and decreased profitability. Paraffin inhibitors and pour point depressants are the standard means of managing the production challenges related to paraffin crystallization, but are not cost-effective in all locations. A common solution to restore the productivity of these wells is to inject hot oil or hot water, at 160°F to 200°F, to the annulus of the wells to

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