Unusual corrosion of a drill pipe in newly developed drilling mud during deep drilling

Corrosion

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 706-713

  Shimizu, M ^a  

^a INPEX CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Deep drilling; Differential aeration cell; Dissolved oxygen; High temperature; Localized corrosion; Passivating effect; pH; Synthetic smectite; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044516623     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3284026     Document Type: Article

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