Refinery and Process Division

Refinery Services

Southwest Engineers provides a broad range of products and services to the Refinery and Chemical Processing industries. Our performance-based treatment programs reduce production problems and improve your bottom line. This is done by increasing your profitability by reducing your Total Cost of Operation (TCO) and your increasing reliability to make high quality products. Additionally, your profits are enhanced by reaching production goals when market conditions are optimum.

Southwest Engineers focuses on preventing costly process problems such as fouling, foaming, corrosion, emulsions, and product stability. Our technology includes treatment programs to improve crude oil processing and a wide variety of chemical processes.

Southwest Engineers’ range of products and services is comprehensive and covers all the critical areas of refinery and chemical processing. The general list of products and services offered is:

Refinery Programs

  • Crude Oil Management

    • Flow improvement
    • Slop Oil treating
    • Dewatering
    • Solids removal
    • Tank Cleaning
  • Crude Unit

    • Desalting
    • Overhead corrosion inhibition
  • FCC Unit

    • Corrosion Control
    • Fines removal
    • CBO upgrade
  • Hydrotreater Unit

    • Antifoulants
    • Corrosion control
  • Alkylation Unit

    • Antifoulants
    • Alkylation enhancers
    • Corrosion control
  • Resid Upgrade

    • Antifoam
    • Corrosion control
    • Antifoulants
  • Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers

  • Fuel Treatments

  • Microbiological Control

  • Cleaning / Degreasing


Petrochemical Programs

  • Ethylene

    • Corrosion Control
    • Antifoulants
    • Antifoams
    • Demulsifiers
  • Styrene

    • Antifoulants
    • Corrosion Control
  • EDC/VCM/PVC

    • Corrosion Control
    • Antifoulants
    • Antifoams
    • Dewatering
  • SBR

    • Antifoulants
    • Antifoams
  • Butadiene

    • Antifoulants
    • Antifoams
    • Corrosion control
  • Product Stabilizers

  • Microbiological Control

  • Cleaning / Degreasing