Mapping erosion-corrosion of carbon steel in oil exploration conditions : some new approaches to characterizing mechanisms and synergies

Stack, M.M. and Abdulrahmen, G.H. (2010) Mapping erosion-corrosion of carbon steel in oil exploration conditions : some new approaches to characterizing mechanisms and synergies. Tribology International, 43 (7). pp. 1268-1277. ISSN 0301-679X (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2010.01.005)

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Abstract

Erosion by solid particles in oil/water slurries is a technologically important area. In such conditions, it is necessary to distinguish between the effects of the sand, aqueous environment, and the oil. Erosion-corrosion maps provide a means of identification between erosion-corrosion regimes as a function of erosion and corrosion parameters. However, there has been no work carried out to map the effects of parameters in oil/water slurries. This paper investigates the effect of erosion-corrosion on carbon steel in oil field production and maps the results. Distinctions between "synergistic" and "additive" erosion-corrosion behaviour are superimposed on the maps in the various environments.

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Stack, M.M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6535-6014 and Abdulrahmen, G.H.;
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