Go with the Flow - Session 3

Description: Wax inhibitors and pour point depressants are some of the most widely used solutions to mitigate wax problems. However, selecting the right product for your specific crude oil is key and is often impacted by limitations of current laboratory techniques.
In this webinar, presenters Alfred Hase, Kasper Baack, Saugata Gon, and Heather Blackwood will present exciting new developments in wax testing and show examples of how this has helped customers solve challenges previously thought to be untreatable.
Presenter: Dr. Alfred Hase, Senior RD&E Group Leader – Flow Assurance
About Alfred: Alfred has more than 20 years of experience in flow assurance-related topics, such as wax, asphaltenes, low dosage hydrate inhibitors and H2S scavengers. Alfred joined ChampionX in 2002 and currently leads projects related to PPD / wax inhibitor product development for specific oil fields in the Eastern Hemisphere.


Presenter: Kasper Baack, Lead Chemist – Flow Assurance
About Kasper: Kasper has an MSc in Chemical Technology and has worked in technical roles in the chemical and upstream oil and gas industry since 2006. Since joining ChampionX in 2011, he has been responsible for the qualification, design, and management of paraffin and asphaltene control programs within the North Sea, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia Pacific. Kasper is the technical product line manager for paraffins and asphaltenes and frequently provides internal and external training on those subjects.
Presenter: Heather Blackwood, Principal Chemist
About Heather: Heather has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry and an MSc in Instrumental Analytical Science and has worked in technical roles in the upstream oil and gas industry since 1992. Heather joined ChampionX in 2017 and has principally been involved in the qualification, design, and management of topside/downhole wax and asphaltene control programs across the world. She also has experience in fiscal analysis, scale, corrosion, and water shut-off matters.
