Enzyme Product for Oilfield Services
2012-01-09 12:39:52 - Spill International
Verenium Corporation (USA) has introduced Vereflow alpha-amylase, a unique enzyme for the removal of filter cake in drilling operations. This high-performance enzyme effectively removes filter cake that acts as a barrier to hydrocarbon flow on the face of the wellbore, the hole drilled in the creation of a well.
Effective over a wide temperature and pH range and with a safer environmental footprint compared to traditional chemicals often used in the process, Vereflow alpha-amylase provides the oilfield services industry greater operational flexibility.
Verenium estimates the addressable global market for Vereflow alpha-amylase in the United States to be approximately USD20 million annually. The Company began marketing and selling Vereflow alpha-amylase in the first quarter of 2012 and manufactures the enzyme under its agreement with Fermic S.A. de C.V in Mexico City.
