Corrosion Characterization of Advanced Steels （腐蚀特征先进的钢）.pdfVIP

International Journal of Metallurgical Engineering 2013, 2(2): 221-229 DOI: 10.5923/j.ijmee14 Corrosion Characterization of Advanced Steels for Use in the Oil Gas Industry Brajendra Mishra NSF Center for Resource Recovery Recycling Metallurgical Materials Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA Abstract Drill pipe steels are in contact with CO2 environments depending on the oil and gas field. These steels have to be resistant to various in -service conditions including aggressive environments containing CO , H S, O , and chlorides, in 2 2 2 addition to static and dynamic mechanical stresses. In this respect stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of two grades of drill pipe steel in CO2 environment have been studied simulating the bottom hole oil and gas well co nditions. SSRT results show that SCC susceptibility or loss of ductility changes with temperature and increasing temperature increases the loss of ductility. Optical and electron microscopy shows presence of cracks which are the cause of ductility loss. No FeCO3 is observed below 100ºC, and density of FeCO3 is higher in grip section than gauge length and this is due to strain disturbance of growth of iron carbonate crystals. Material selection for down hole in CO2 containing environments needs has been reviewed and probability of SCC occurrence in higher temperatures has been considered. In another critical application, during oil and gas operations, steel pipeline networks are subjected to different corrosion deterioration mechanisms, one of which is m