Analysis of a gas field corrosion failure at Crossfield

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Materials Performance; (USA)

OSTI ID:5495565

Bich, N N; Szklarz, K E ^[1]

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1. Shell Canada Ltd., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3S6 (CA)

An internal corrosion failure in the Crossfield gas-gathering system was analyzed. A straight, running-ductile fracture was the result of tensile overload due to general wall thinning and preferential attack near the ERW. Acid gas-type corrosion at the top and side quadrants of the pipe was a result of condensing wet vapor in the presence of 5% CO/sub 2/ and 0.2% H/sub 2/S. A field corrosion model was developed to predict the vulnerability of other Crossfield pipelines to top-of-the-line CO/sub 2/ corrosion.

• OSTI ID: 5495565
• Journal Information: Materials Performance; (USA), Vol. 28:7; ISSN 0094-1492
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
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HYDROGEN SULFIDES
NATURAL GAS FIELDS
PIPELINES
CORROSION FATIGUE
GAS CONDENSATES
VAPORS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CONDENSATES
FATIGUE
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GASES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUIDS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RESOURCES
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
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