Control of Barium Sulfate
and Calcium Carbonate Scale

Scale deposition is related to temperature and pressure changes in the production string as fluid is brought to surface. Comingling of produced waters that have different chemical types that exceed the solubility of calcium carbonate, iron sulfate and barium sulfate scales.

  • Chelation- ChainBreaker microbes produce organic acids are naturally occurring chelating agents that bind cations and thus restrict their capacity to form mineral deposits.
  • Crystal modification is another way to control by reducing the size and shape of the scale crystals
  • Dispersion of scale nuclei and Filming agents - and other compounds to coat surfaces that prevent the nucleation sites for scale growth from forming. Such filming agents may also act as passivating agents for controlling corrosion of metal surfaces. By coating surfaces.the interaction between corrosive compounds such as carbonic acids and sulfides is mitigated and corrosive processes reduced.

barium carbonate scale
problem solved:

Shale wells commonly produce barium sulfate. In this instance barium sulfate scale was causing several pumps to seize up after only 90 days, but after starting Chain Breaker treatments the pumps are still operating one year later.

The initial goal for this particular ChainBreaker application was paraffin control. Removing barium sulfate scale is one of many additional benefits of Chain Breaker's blend of microbes.

The microbes solve the constant barium sulfate scale annoyance by cleaving the molecules and up taking the sulfate, which they use as a resource within their cell walls. The biochemical by-products leave a polysaccharide coating that sticks to the rods and tubulars to insulate them from paraffin and barium sulfate buildup.

Scale is also controlled in your injection or disposal system. Well treatment chemicals cannot do the amazing things these microbes are capable of. Treating wells with ChainBreaker has numerous benefits, works quickly and efficiently, is environmentally friendly, and is economical.

Calcium carbonate scale
problem solved:

The Chain Breaker microbes cleave calcium carbonate scale molecules and up take the calcium as food. The leftover carbon is used to produce methanol, which becomes methane, a sellable natural gas.

The biochemical by-products leave a polysaccharide coating that sticks to the rods and tubular to insulate them from paraffin and calcium carbonate buildup.

Well treatment chemicals cannot work because they don't split the sulfate molecules and produce a protective coating. Well treatment chemicals simply cannot accomplish the amazing things these microbes are capable of. Treating wells with ChainBreaker has numerous benefits, works quickly and efficiently, is environmentally friendly, and is economical.