Oil Soluble Demulsifiers for Midstream
Demulsifiers are critical in preparing crude oil for the refining phase to keep the oil flowing. Innospec’s specialty chemical demulsifiers are designed to optimize your crude oil production process, help remove saline water and prevent corrosion during refining. We provide a full line of gravity-assisted chemical breakers that enable rapid coalescence, dehydration and separation of emulsions, thereby improving hydrocarbon quality. By formulating tailored blends to meet specific processing needs, our demulsifiers provide clear separation, resulting in the highest quality oil.
- Enhance crude oil value
- Minimize operating costs
- Reduces transportation costs
- Avoid unnecessary corrosion in production tubing and pipelines
- Remove all traces of impurities and inorganic salts
DMO-3000 Series
Series of emulsion breakers specifically formulated compounds based on complex resin adducts, sulfonates, esters, ethers and di-epoxides. These emulsion breakers are designed to coalesce water droplets allowing the water to settle by gravitational force in oil treating vessels. Since DMO Series emulsion breakers are application specific, onsite testing is provided to assure optimum product selection and performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Demulsifiers are specialty chemicals used to break emulsions during crude oil production and processing. They help separate water from oil to improve product quality and reduce corrosion, foaming, and other downstream issues. Innospec formulates demulsifiers for a wide range of crude types, field conditions, and production systems. Using demulsifiers supports fast, efficient separation and improved dehydration performance in upstream and midstream operations.
An oil-soluble demulsifier is a chemical that dissolves in the oil phase and disrupts the stability of water-in-oil emulsions. It works by breaking the film around dispersed water droplets, allowing rapid coalescence and separation. Innospec offers high-performance oil-soluble demulsifiers tailored to specific crude types and operating conditions, enabling cleaner production, reduced water carryover, and improved downstream processing.
Demulsifiers are used to separate emulsified water from crude oil, helping improve oil quality and protect pipelines, separators, and storage systems. They also help reduce corrosion, fouling, and disposal costs. Innospec’s demulsifier technologies are tailored to regional crude characteristics, salinity levels, and temperature ranges to deliver fast water separation and reliable performance in complex production environments.
In addition to oil-soluble demulsifiers, water-soluble and hybrid demulsifiers may also be used, depending on the emulsion type and processing method. Innospec offers a full range of emulsion breakers, including fast-acting, delayed-release, and synergistic blends designed for specific field conditions.
Emulsifiers stabilize oil-water mixtures during production or processing, making separation more difficult. Demulsifiers do the opposite: they destabilize emulsions to separate oil and water. Innospec formulates demulsifiers to reverse naturally occurring emulsification, enabling clean phase separation, reduced water content, and smoother downstream operations. Selecting the right demulsifier is key to managing emulsion challenges in the field.
Demulsifiers improve crude dehydration, reduce water content, and help prevent corrosion, scaling, and foaming. They enhance operational efficiency, lower chemical and disposal costs, and protect equipment. Innospec’s demulsifiers are field-proven to deliver quick separation and minimal sludge, even in high-salinity or temperature-sensitive systems. This leads to cleaner crude, longer asset life, and better regulatory compliance.
