Vacuum jacketed tubing has been used for many years in steam flood EOR applications and protection of permafrost. The product more recently has been applied to production tubing for hydraternand paraffin prevention. The paper will discuss case histories and economics of the various past uses of vacuum jacketed pipe along with potential new applications such as vacuum jacketed pipelines. We believe that the superior insulating ability of vacuum jacketed tubing could be an integral part of the rejuvenation of Alaska’s oil production in both steam flood and production tubing applications.
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