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Reliance Dai-ichi Karkaria
Industries Forging Ahead with
Sustainable Development
Towards Better Oil &
Gas Recovery
Dai-ichiKarkaria Ltd. developed
the first Pour Point Depressant
RIL has adopted innovative (PPD) in India at the request of
approaches to increase recovery of ONGC for Bombay High. Dai-
oil & gas reserves by keeping the ichiKarkaria’s PPDs and flow
wells flowing at its Indian East improvers help to reduce the
Coast KG basin deep water offshore pour point of high waxy crudes
operation. For example, they have
installed an onshore booster and improve their flow
properties and make pumpability
compressor, thereby allowing oil at low temperature easy. Many of
& gas to flow easier through the their PPDs are wax dispersants
subsea infrastructure pipelines. and paraffin control additives
They also inject surfactant into and have proven successful
subsea producing wells, facilitating performance in a number of
well fluid to be carried up to the crude oils. Dia-ichiKarkaria’s
surface. High pressure gas injection PPDs also reduce plastic viscosity
(at depth of 600m) at sea bed to
and the yield value. The company
assist well fluids flowing to surface won an award from the Indian
has been introduced by RIL.
Merchant Chambers for original
The company has reactivated research in the development of
previously shut in wells by taking PPD. The company started
advantage of reduced arrival supplying Oilfield Chemicals to
pressure at the onshore facility. ONGC in 1984.
A number of these innovative In the very first year of
approaches have been adopted for implementation of the SDG's,Dai-
the first time at such water depth of ichiKarkariaundertook research
1100m by using remotely operated
to eliminate sludge formation
vehicles through a dedicated world during manufacture of its Oil
class multi support vessel.
Field Chemicals. This will
RIL is also providing technology improve the overall atom
support to olefin crackers, economy, reduce by-product
polymers, fibre intermediates, LAB formation, ultimately reducing
and polyester. The focus areas disposal of hazardous waste.
include development of specialty
product grades / materials /
catalysts and leveraging
opportunities at the chemicals/ oil
interface. The company
continuously endeavours to
develop environmentally friendly
processes
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In Pursuit of Sustainable Development
