Oil & Gas Pipeline Filtration | Eclipse Magnetics

Innovative Pipeline Solutions For Black Powder Filtration

With over 100 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of high performance magnetic systems, we serve the oil, gas and aviation fuel sectors with a range of premium solutions for critical operational pipeline problems, such as pipe corrosion, contamination, and black powder filtration. 

Our engineers have used their unrivaled knowledge of magnetics and fluid flow dynamics to develop a range of value adding solutions which deliver proven results in time, money and environmental savings. 

Our pipeline solutions for black powder filtration are backed by first rate customer service and a network of worldwide support engineers, ensuring we offer the most cost-effective, long-term solution for your application.

High Performance Solutions To Pipeline Corrosion

Black powder is the common name for a ferrous based contamination which typically forms in gas, oil and petrochemical pipelines. 

Present in all downstream, midstream and upstream locations, it costs the energy sector many millions of dollars each year. 

An Economical and Efficient Method to Increase Productivity & Minimise Downtime

Investing in Ultrafiltrex helps to combat the problem of black powder, helping you to avoid financial, operational and environmental costs such as:

Pipeline Efficiency

Black powder formation reduces the usable diameter of the pipeline, reducing flow. This reduces the efficiency of pipelines, impacting productivity.

Financial Impact

Removal of black powder from pipelines requires an expensive cleaning or scraping process. This has a financial cost, as well as requiring downtime, resulting in lost production time.

Abrasive Damage

Black powder causes abrasive damage to critical rotating equipment such as compressors and pumps, resulting in costly repairs, replacement costs, downtime and lost production.

Environmental Costs

Traditional barrier or cartridge filters require regular replacement, resulting in high OPEX from waste disposal costs, which require specialist equipment and procedures.

Serving Leading Names In The Oil And Gas Industry

Our high profile customer base is testament to our product and service quality. We supply magnetic solutions to some of the leading names across a broad spectrum of sectors. A selection of these brands are showcased below.

  • BP
  • Hyundai
  • Jacobs
  • Alstom
  • B&W
  • INEOS
  • TATA Steel
  • BASF
  • Step Oiltools

"We were delighted with the service provided by Eclipse Magnetics; from the initial site survey through to delivery."

Adrian Seeley, Production Supervisor at AB MAURI UK & Ireland

"I cannot begin to tell you how much it has helped our operation, the magnetic filtration unit has been a real problem solver it has surpassed all our expectations. Its cured a 30 year plague!"

Maintenance Manager at EXL Tube (Steel Ventures)

"This technology is economical, reliable and efficient. I believe that magnetic filtration technology is the future."

John Smith, MMTCI

"Magnetic filtration has dramatically cleaned up our fluids and improved the surface finish we can offer. It extracts around 50Kg per day of ferrous waste."

Facilities Manager, Milacron Machines (Sub-Contract Machining)

"We chose Eclipse Magnetics to supply our housed grid because they are a respected and well-established brand. They offered us a very competitive price, and the process of ordering and installation was straightforward and reliable."

Pat Richards, Chief Engineer at Simpsons Malt

“We are delighted with the Automag installation; it’s solved all the problems we were having previously with downtime and maintenance costs. The filter means that we are able to use recycled water, which is saving us £1000 per week!”

Kenneth McRae, Principle Engineer at Vallourec

"Here at Qualflow, we base our business on a philosophy of make the product simple to use, reliable and cost-effective. Eclipse Magnetics’ neodymium magnets offer the strongest magnetic performance, and are nickel plated, making them a cost effective.."

Justin Lawler Ph.D. MBA, Chief Technology Officer at Qualflow Systems Ltd

"The Ultralift Plus magnetic lifter from Eclipse Magnetics is the perfect solution for the pick-up and transportation of the ultrasonic calibration blocks in our facility"

John Crossley, NDT Technology Lead at the Nuclear AMRC

"The result is an aesthetically pleasing system, which is effective in trapping metal contaminants and is easy to clean..."

Ian Aunger at Roquette