Patent ID: 6176243
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: C11D,Y10S

Abstract:
A non-hazardous, non-flammable, biodegradable composition for use in removal of paraffin accumulations in oilfield equipment consisting essentially approximately of:1/3.sup.rd of a percentage point of weight percent of limonene;3 weight percent of a glycol ether or mixtures thereof;1 weight percent an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant;1/3.sup.rd of a percentage point of weight percent of an aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof;1/3.sup.rd of a percentage point of weight percent of a non-hazardous and biodegradable organic acid; and,95 weight percent of water as a carrier and comprising such a major weight component of the composition as to virtually eliminate a measurable flashpoint therefor.