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Upstream Chemicals

Innovative chemistries, advanced monitoring and control systems, and expert support for your upstream oil and gas processing challenges.

Meet your challenges head on with our proven solutions.

Upstream oil and gas operations must balance several competing demands — tightening water constraints, rising disposal costs and increased scrutiny around environmental performance — all while hitting production targets. Variability in water quality, scaling risks, bacterial contamination and compatibility with frac and produced fluids create significant technical barriers that require more than off-the-shelf solutions.

This is where a specialty chemical partner like Solenis delivers measurable value. By combining deep application expertise with advanced treatment chemistries, Solenis helps operators design tailored treatment management programs that improve reuse rates while protecting asset integrity. From emulsion breaking, scale and corrosion control to biocide programs and solids management, these solutions are engineered to perform under the unique conditions of each reservoir and operation.

Beyond water, upstream operations face ongoing challenges with flow assurance, asset integrity, and production optimization. A strategic chemical solutions partner brings not only products, but data-driven insights, field support and system-level thinking that connects chemistry to performance outcomes.

In a market where margins are tight and water is increasingly scarce, the ability to treat, reuse, and optimize produced water is emerging as a competitive advantage. The right partner helps turn that challenge into a scalable, cost-effective solution.

Oil & Gas Processing Aids

Solenis offers a comprehensive portfolio of oil and gas processing aids to help upstream and midstream operations maximize throughput while protecting plant assets and improving environmental footprint. Our innovative chemistries include:

  • Amine processing chemical
  • Antifoulants for crude oil
  • Bentonite extenders
  • Biocides
  • Cementing agents
  • Cleaners
  • Coagulants
  • Corrosion inhibitors
  • Defoamers
  • Demulsifiers
  • Desalters
  • Dewatering aids
  • Drilling fluid additives
  • Emulsion breakers
  • Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) chemistries
  • Flocculants
  • Fluid loss additives
  • Friction reducers
  • Hydrogen sulfide scavengers
  • Iron control agents
  • Metal passivators
  • Metal removal aids
  • Oil/water separation aids
  • Oxygen scavengers
  • Process antifoulants
  • Produced water chemistries
  • Scale inhibitors
  • Slurry oil settling aids
  • Thinners and dispersants
  • Viscosity modifiers
  • Water shut-off chemistries

Solenis offers several monitoring and control solutions for upstream oil and gas processing applications, including:

  • Automated chemical feed and control systems
  • Corrosion monitoring system
  • Data management service
  • Inventory monitoring service
  • Scale monitoring system

Complementing our portfolio of upstream chemicals are a variety of field and laboratory service offerings, including:

  • Application expertise
  • Diagnostic expertise
  • Laboratory analysis
    • Deposits
    • Process fluid
    • Water
  • Product screening expertise

Innovations

Explore our latest innovations for upstream oil and gas processors.

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The Solenis team offers the right people, technology and expertise to solve your most complex water treatment and process improvement challenges.

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If you have a technical question or need insights from a specialist, we can help.

Customer Stewardship

From award-winning innovation to recognized safety excellence, we bring partnership and value to every interaction.