OIL & GAS

World leaders in valve integrity

Innovating for tomorrow
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RS CLARE HAS OVER TWO DECADES OF

EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING THE MOST ADVANCED
LUBRICATION AND SEALING SOLUTIONS FOR
UPSTREAM VALVES.
The selection of the correct high-performance ADVANCED VALVE
grease is proven to significantly influence
the sustained integrity of API 6A gate valves.
LUBRICANTS
Our Premium valve lubricant range has been
We work in technical partnerships to solve our comprehensively proven to deliver increased
customers’ problems and help them reduce integrity and valve functionality.
their operational costs with the most innovative
lubrication products available on the market. • Developed in conjunction with valve OEMs,
international E&P operators and NOCs
• Extensive lab R&D and full scale valve testing
• Backed by critical field trials.

VALVE LUBRICANT KEY FUNCTIONS

• Provide an integral lubricating film between the gate and seat and the threaded stem
• Withstand the high interfacial contact stress between gate and seat surfaces
• Displace corrosive chemicals and fluids from the valve cavity
• Provide a barrier to prevent further ingress of contaminants, especially sand
• Provide additional corrosion protection to the ‘exposed’ internal valve components
 REGAIN AND MAINTAIN
VALVE
INTEGRITY INNOVATIVE VALVE LUBRICANTS 3
FOR A COST EFFECTIVE OPERATION

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE

Fully resistant to produced hydrocarbons and Through decades of carefully monitored use
other aggressive chemicals, our lubricants in the field, RS Clare’s valve lubricants have
will not be dissolved and displaced from the been proven to seal leaking gate valves for
valve cavity. Components will remain protected sustained periods, where other valve lubricants
from damage and wear, and the ingress of have been unsuccessful.
contaminants such as sand will be prevented.

Hydrogen sulphide/ Condensates Crude Oil Natural Gas

Carbon dioxide and other resistant resistant
resistant hydrocarbon
solvents
resistant

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 WELL INTEGRITY STARTS WITH
VALVE LUBRICANT 601
PROVEN TO MAINTAIN VALVE INTEGRITY IN THE
WORLD’S MOST DEMANDING ENVIRONMENTS

ONE OF THE INDUSTRY’S MOST SUCCESSFUL AND

WIDELY USED VALVE LUBRICANT RANGES. DESIGNED
FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE WIDEST
RANGE OF OPERATING CONDITIONS.

Integrity has been restored to leaking valves in 65-75%

of cases through the injection of Valve Lubricant 601.

Fully adopting Valve Lubricant 601 for

preventative maintenance will deliver
exponential cost saving in terms of:
• Increased component life - reduced
Cost

spare parts requirement

• Fewer unplanned maintenance
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• Reduced non-production time (NPT).
Furthermore, standardising on Valve
Lubricant 601 across your production Initial Fill Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

operations will deliver a return on

investment in as little as 18 months Time
on the grease expenditure alone. Clients
have been able to extend re-lubrication Standard Service Grease
Valve Lubricant 601
intervals to 12 or even 24 months,
creating considerable savings on
manpower and service contracts.

I would have no hesitation in

recommending the use of this
product on any of the wellhead
configurations you have.
Senior Well Integrity Engineer,
Talisman Energy

Product Temperature Range ºF Minimum Pumpable Temperature ºF

Valve Lubricant 601 -20 to 450 -13

Valve Lubricant 601 WG -40 to 300 -25

Valve Lubricant 601 WGX -50 to 300 -40

**Pumpability temperatures refer to reasonable flow rates when using the RS Clare configured Alemite 70:1 Pump
 REDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS WITH
VALVE SEALANT 701
FIELD PROVEN FOR THE EMERGENCY
ISOLATION OF LEAKING GATE VALVES

The Valve Sealant 701 range is designed to

further expand on the sealing performance CASE STUDIES
achieved with Valve Lubricant 601. Gate
valves leak when there is damage across the
BOL Britannia Operator Ltd North Sea
sealing surfaces of the gate or seats, in the
- 701 used to obtain zero LOR isolations
form of galling, scoring or cutting. Boasting
on flowlines for valve change outs.
full resistance to produced fluids and gases
and excellent lubricity, this non-hardening ADMA (Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co)
sealant will ensure the valve will still operate - 701 used to ensure wells have integral
even under high DP. barriers for intervention, and reduce risk
ranking.
GUARANTEED TO REDUCE THE OPERATIONAL
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAKING VALVES. PDO (Oman) - 701 used in Steam Injection
Tree leaking valves, to gain integral barriers,
Valve Sealant 701 is able to seal gate valves permitting wireline intervention for tree
which have more severe damage on the gate change-out.
and seats. This performance has been proven
both in the pressure test workshop, by using PDO (Oman) - 701-L success rate in
purposely cut seats in the test valve, and achieving XT valve isolations in low pressure
production and steam injection wells.
across the industry in field deployment. Many
successes have been documented, after all Saudi Aramco - 701 used to stop severe 5
other attempts to seal the valve with other leakage in wellhead master valve.
sealant products have failed.

Market Leading Sealing Performance

16000

VL 601
Pressure Sealed (psi)

12000 VS 701
VS 701-L
VS 701WG
8000 Competitor A
Competitor B

4000

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
Scratch Size (mm)

Product Temperature Range ºF

Valve Sealant 701 0 to 350

Valve Sealant 701-L 0 to 350

Valve Sealant 701 WG -40 to 300

Valve Sealant 701-L WG -40 to 300

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 RS CLARE PREMIUM VALVE LUBRICANTS AND
SEALANTS ARE USED TO LUBRICATE GATE VALVES
INSTALLED IN A LARGE RANGE OF OILFIELD
PRESSURE CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR:

PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
The initial cost of Valve Lubricant 601 is far
outweighed by the reduction in lost production.
The impact of poorly-maintained xmas tree
valves on overall well integrity is significant.
Leaking and non-functioning valves can
lead to loss of well control. By performing
regular preventative maintenance with a high
performance lubricant, operators can ensure
their valves perform reliably, long-term.
Across the world, both International E&P
Operators and National Oil Companies have
found that by standardising on Valve Lubricant
601, failure rates drop and huge cost savings
are achieved.

WELL TESTING WELL INTERVENTION

Specialist lubricants for both gate valves AND WORKOVERS
and plug valves. When planning an intervention job, where
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Surface test trees, sand filters, flow manifolds, integral well barriers will be required, ensure
separators - equipment that all contains you have both Valve Lubricant 601 and Valve
valves subject to challenging conditions. Sealant 701 and a suitable RS Clare spec pump
High flow, aggressive chemicals and high system available before you start the job.
solids all threaten the integrity of these valves,
The significant performance success of
which must seal in order to obtain accurate
Valve Sealant 701 has led a to a major IOC
well pressure data. The key to the success
implementing a formal technical procedure
of RS Clare’s valve lubricants is that they
for establishing well barrier integrity using
stay in the valve continuously protecting
Valve Sealant 701. In addition, a major valve
parts and blocking the build-up of sand.
OEM has classed the product as an important
Adopting RS Clare’s valve lubricants over valve sealing tool to have available for all
standard service grease will ensure wellhead workover jobs, where a leaking
a reduction in spare parts consumption. valve may be encountered.
 MAXIMUM
OPERATIONAL
PROTECTION STANDARDISE ON ONE
GATE VALVE LUBRICANT

DRILLING AND COMPLETIONS

Used on drilling rigs from the North Sea to the Gulf of Mexico and
from the Persian Gulf to Sakhalin, RS Clare’s products are making
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the offshore environment a safer place.
Gate valves are installed on the BOP, the standpipe manifold and
the choke and kill manifold - critical equipment that must function
should the well need to be shut in. Valve Lubricant 601 will remain
inside the valve between maintenance jobs, continuing to protect the
metal sealing surfaces throughout the drilling job. The high pressures
experienced in the drilling environment will not displace these highly
viscous and dense greases. And throughout the entire drilling and
completions process, the wide range of chemicals used will not wash
out or degrade any of our premium products.

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
The performance of RS Clare products during frack operations
can generate significant cost savings.
Gate valves operating under the severe conditions of high pressure,
sand flow and corrosive chemicals are prone to failure. Operators
and service companies are faced with a serious time cost element
when trying to keep the frack tree and manifold valves functioning.
RS Clare valve lubricants have been proven in frack jobs to be able
to remain in the valve cavity, creating a barrier to the ingress
of material, thus providing better protection to the valve’s internals.

Visit our website to find out how adopting RS Clare lubricants can help you cut
costs in many other application areas, including processing facilities, cyclic steam
injection, decommissioning and P&A.

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 THE WHOLE PACKAGE
INNOVATIVE NEW SOLUTIONS FOR MULTIPLE
VALVE TYPES, BUILDING ON THE RENOWNED
SUCCESS OF VALVE LUBRICANT 601

PLUG VALVE LUBRICATION

These compact shut-off valves, used in a wide range of production
and process flow equipment, need a high quality grease to provide:
• An integral sealing and corrosion preventative film
• A smooth, controlled actuation over extended maintenance periods.
At RS Clare we have developed a unique technology that ensures
the grease stays intact and protects the sealing faces of the valve
body and plug, even under high pressure flow of water or corrosive
well fluids.

BALL VALVE LUBRICATION

RS Clare has had extensive field experience of sealing leaks in ball
valves with both Valve Lubricant 601 and Valve Sealant 701. In
addition we offer specific lubricants designed for general maintenance
of ball valves in hydrocarbon service. Retaining the technical qualities
that our products are known for, whilst ensuring the sensitive valve
parts will function correctly and achieve a seal.

8 If you are interested in improving your ball or plug valve performance please visit our
website and contact us to discuss trialling our products: www.rsclare.com/oil-gas

GREASE INJECTION EQUIPMENT

RS Clare’s premium valve lubricants are adhesive, viscous greases designed for severe
operational service conditions. In conjunction with partners, we have developed a streamlined
range of high pressure pump equipment suited to handling our heavy duty products. These
pumps not only have exceptionally high pressure and flow rates, they also come with bespoke
stroke counters to accurately monitor and record how much grease is being injected in the valve.

OUR CORE RANGE OF PUMPS

Pump Application

High Pressure This positive prime pump can develop up to 15,000

Hand Gun psi and delivers RS Clare greases and sealants from
cartridges - fitted with safe-vent and GBH couplers

RS Clare Spec Alemite Portable pump system for injecting Valve Lubricant
70:1 Pump System 601 from 18kg pails

Stroke Counter Kits Fitted to RS Clare pump systems for monitoring

fill volumes

RS Clare Spec Alemite For injecting 601 Valve Cleaner up to 5,000 psi
Bucket Pump

ETD Sealant 10,000 psi, 100:1 ratio heavy duty pump for injecting
Pump System Valve Lubricant 601 and Valve Sealant 701 at the
highest flow rates

For more information please visit our website: www.rsclare.com/pump-equipment

 WIRELINE
FLUIDS
AT THE FOREFRONT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY 9
FRIENDLY LUBRICANTS

WIRELINE FLUIDS ARE USED TO CONTROL

WELL PRESSURE DURING BRAIDED WIRELINE
INTERVENTION OPERATIONS.

Developed from hydrocarbon resistant synthetic V300RLWI (Riserless Light Well Intervention)
base oils with controlled viscosity profiles, these is also a HOCNF certified Yellow category
fluids create a dynamic seal against the moving fluid. It was developed in association with
wire during these critical operations. a leading Subsea Intervention Equipment
Manufacturer and is also suitable for low
Extensive testing of our V-series Wireline Fluids
temperature applications.
has proven the range to provide outstanding
sealing performance and excellent oxidation V1000 offers excellent corrosion protection
and corrosion resistance. in H2S environments and is frequently
used with in slickline operations to enhance
V500 is a fully synthetic HOCNF certified
the service life of the wire and provide
Yellow Category fluid. This means it
protection both running into the well
conforms to the Norwegian requirements
and later when spooled.
for biodegradability, and passes the
biotoxicity test.

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IN VALVE INTEGRITY

KEY

Agent or Distributor
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Technical Sales Office

INNOVATION AND
SUPPORT SERVICES
Our technical approach to solving customers’
problems means that we have gained business
globally with National and International
Operators and Service Companies. We now
have one of the industry’s largest technical
teams focussed on grease R&D, with a
combined 215 years’ experience in lubricant
chemistry. We have long history of developing
products specific to the challenges faced by our
customers. If you have a problem that needs
solving, our team are ready for the challenge.
Our manufacturing and research centre is
head quartered in Liverpool, UK and we have
technical sales staff in the UAE, Singapore
and Houston. We are supported by a team
of agents and distributors covering many
parts of the world and expanding.

See our website to contact your local supplier: www.rsclare.com/oil-gas

 Be it ISO 9001 or ISO 14001, we at RS Clare
believe in the pursuit of excellence and endeavour
to strive for high standards in all that we do.

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TRIBOLOGY
KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS
RS Clare is at the forefront of lubricant
technology and can provide crucial
understanding for front-line engineers.
We offer tailor made training courses
to educate engineers on lubrication and
LEARN THE RIGHT
tribology - the science of friction and wear. APPROACH TO LUBRICATING
Delivered by our technical experts, the YOUR CRITICAL EQUIPMENT
courses provide delegates with a sound
There are many opportunities to question
background on lubricant chemistry, standard
our team on the technical issues faced
lubricant tests and grease applications
during your wellhead valve maintenance work.
relevant to wellhead valve integrity.
RS Clare present papers at global symposiums
Talk to us about having a seminar delivered and participate in SPE seminars. Our industry
at your location: www.rsclare.com/ experts are on hand to help you make the right
tribology-knowledge-sessions decisions in lubrication and maintenance.

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