Making a hard-water challenge look easy. Customer Location Project Facility Equipment Pipe Material OD Schedule Length Foulant/Buildup Northwes Alaska Mining Company A Northwest Alaska mining company Northwest Alaska Cleaning of 8” pipe - fouled with water deposits Mill operations LT return pipe Carbon Steel 8” 40 Approximately 200’ in total length (divided into 3 sections) Calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, produce water and other water deposits For years, a mining company in northwes Alaska had had sruggled with the buildup of calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, produce water and other deposits packed into approximately 200 feet of 8” carbon-seel pipe. Conventional hydroblasing methods failed to remove the buildup. Shutdowns typically lased 48 hours, which wasn’ t enough time tosufcie

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