Sodium Chloride (NaCl) is a white inorganic powdered salt of 99% purity. Sodium Chloride is an effective inhibitor for preventing the gas hydrate formation particularly in off-shore drilling operations. Sodium Chloride brines contribute to formation damage control by stabilizing the water sensitive clays during workover and completion operations and also eliminate the risk of scale formation when either the produced gas or formation waters are rich in carbonate and sulfate ions.