LiquiGel®

The "Unstickable" Gel Pig Technology

LiquiGel® pigs are reliable and superior alternatives for pipeline and process operators. Our “unstickable” pig gel technology demonstrates safe performance when measured against pipeline integrity concerns, or where multi-diameter, barriers to entry and exit, and multi-stage pigging challenges exists. LiquiGel® pigs can maintain excellent temperature and pressure stability over a wide range.

LiquiGel® Uses

  • Mapping Internal Pipeline Geometry

  • Locating Pipeline Restrictions

  • De-watering

  • De-oiling

  • Pipeline Cleaning

Advanced Gel Technology Ideal for Maintenance & Pre-Commissioning

Our advanced gel technology options include environmentally safe, mechanical pig replacements and fully-compatible varieties that are used in a wide array of both maintenance and pre-commissioning activities described below.  We have ready-to-pump solutions as well as concentrate blended on-site with suitable diluents.

Our pipeline, process, and production optimization services provide flow and integrity assurance from the reservoir to the refinery. BlueFin is focused on the highest standards of employee safety and training in all environments, on and off the job. Contact us to learn more about our LiquiGel® pigs.

Advantages of LiquiGel® Pigs

  • Pig launching/receiving devices unnecessary

  • Clean fluid separation through batching

  • Large debris cleanout, improved solids carrying capacity

  • Prevent seawater ingress

  • Can be made in Liquid and/or Solid form, tailored formulations for application

  • Wide range of chemical compatibility

  • Used as spacer, isolation mechanism, prevents dilution of treatment pills

  • Can be driven with natural gas, nitrogen, or air

  • Unstickable, shape adaptation

  • Can be made with food grade products

LiquiGel® Pig Uses

  • Used as Spacer

  • Used as an Isolation mechanism

  • Prevents Dilution of Treatment Pills

  • Self-Healing for reformation into Slug

  • Shape-Memory

  • Prevents "Bulldozer" Effect

  • Permits Product Thinning

  • Penetrate Restricted Areas Better

  • Increased Solids Removal Compared to Foaming Agents or Mechanical Pigs

  • Reduces Normal Seawater Displacement

  • Some models can withstand Pressures >3,000 psi

  • Replacement for Mechanical Pigs

  • Optimizing drying and hydrate inhibition

  • For deepwater hydrate challenges

  • Driven with Natural Gas, nitrogen, or air

  • Can be weighted in various densities in brine

  • Ready-To-Pump Blend

  • Concentrate Blend

  • Pig Launching/Receiving Devices Unnecessary

Services

  • Pipeline Maintenance

  • Pipeline mapping

  • Locating pipeline restrictions

  • Oil-based, water-based, methanol-based, Propylene-based gel systems

  • Gelled thermal fluid systems

  • Surveillance and scouring pigs

  • Pre-cleaning for ILI tool inspections

  • Process or pipeline work onshore or offshore

  • Pre-commissioning, decommissioning

  • Remediations

  • De-watering, de-oiling, Pipeline cleaning

Applications

  • Onshore and offshore

  • Industrial food, chemical, or pharmaceutical

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