Effect of environmental contamination on the susceptibility of corrosion-resistant alloys to stress corrosion cracking in high-density completion brines

SPE Third International Symposium on Oilfield Corrosion 2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 47-52

  Downs, J D ^a   Leth Olsen, H ^b  

^a Cabot Specialty Fluids

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CONTAMINATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OIL WELLS;

COMPLETION FLUIDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE-HIGH PRESSURE (HTHP) CONDITIONS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING (SCC);

CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS;

EID: 33745684900     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/100438-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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