SPE Flow Assurance Technical Section
Presents:
Correlating Flow Regimes and Fluid Properties with
Corrosion in Pipelines
Presenters:
Dr. Probjot Singh, Flow Assurance Supervisor
Global Production Excellence
ConocoPhillips
When: Thursday,
22 January
Where: Norris
Conference Center, CityCenter
816 Town & Country Street #210 Houston, TX 77024
Registration Fee:
SPE Member = 40 USD, Nonmember = 50 USD
Topic Summary:
For a given production system, the corrosion
mitigation philosophy is usually established based on the fluid properties and
the operating parameters pre-identified within the Basis of Design (BOD).
Information in the BOD comes from reservoir simulation, process/flow modeling,
and thermodynamic/ compositional fluid analyses. These data have limited
accuracy and a wide variability throughout the field life. Very often and due
to capital expenditure (CapEx) constraints, most of production facilities
primarily utilize carbon steel lines with corrosion mitigation provided by
injection of chemical inhibitors.
When using carbon steel pipelines and inhibition, a
successful operation requires active corrosion monitoring to keep tabs on
effectiveness of the chemical inhibition program. The monitoring program is a
key to proactively identify corrosion mechanisms surfacing during the field
operation. Depending on the mechanisms identified, corrective actions are
usually developed. These actions may include additional chemical treatments and
mechanical systems such as pigging to bring the corrosion under control.
This talk will discuss some of the interesting
corrosion mechanisms that have emerged in production systems due to changes in
flow regimes and thermal behavior as operating conditions changed during field
operations. We will see how corrosion monitoring data with fluid analyses, flow
modeling, and additional laboratory testing have been effectively used to
understand the corrosion mechanism and develop solutions for control.
Program Agenda
11:00 -
11:30 a.m. - Registration and Networking
11:30 a.m. onwards - Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. -
Presentation and Q&A