Hydrogen sulfide corrosion can be controlled

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1970 · Pet. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5854446

Hudgins, Jr, C M

Hydrogen sulfide is one of the most serious corrosion agents encountered in oil production. Dangerous problems result from sulfide cracking failures. As a general rule, such failures can be prevented by restricting the steel yield strength to 90,000 psi maximum. Widespread corrosion in waterfloods and low pressure crude production can often be controlled entirely by rigorous exclusion of dissolved oxygen. If not, corrosion inhibitors can be used to hold corrosion rates to acceptable levels. Hydrogen sulfide corrosion can take several forms: (1) aqueous weight loss corrosion (conversion of iron into iron sulfide and the loss of metal and strength); (2) pitting; and (3) sulfide stress cracking. There are a number of other problems associated with or resulting from the corrosion problem, the foremost being the general aspect of safety. The problems considered are as follows: (1) drilling operations; (2) completion operations; (3) production operations; and (4) water handling.

• Research Organization: Continental Oil Co
• OSTI ID: 5854446
• Journal Information: Pet. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 42:13; ISSN PENGA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105 -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROL
CORROSION
CORROSION INHIBITORS
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
DRILLING
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN SULFIDES
OIL WELLS
PETROLEUM
PRODUCTION
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
WATERFLOODING
WELL COMPLETION
WELL DRILLING
WELLS