Paradigm Flow Services Ltd Paradigm House, Drumoak Business Park, Drumoak, Banchory, AB31 5AZ Tel: +44 (0)1330 700 777 info@paradigmflow .com www .paradigm.eu/flow Case Study Paradigm Flow Detect and Remove Wax Blockage in 16 mile subsea flowline Quickly Re-establishing 5000 bbls/d Overview An operator in the US had a wax blockage in a 16 miles 5” subsea Production flowline, and was unable to locate and remove the blockage, causing the flowline to be completely blocked and unable to flow crude oil. Previous failed attempts by the client involved micro-pressure-pulsing and solvent injection. Challenge There was no information regarding the location and severity of the blockage, and Paradigm had to establish this as part of the scope. Also, due to the long distance, Paradigm had to

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