Corrosion inhibition in PWRI systems that use nitrate treatment to control SRB activity and reservoir souring

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 085071-0850720

  Stott, J F D ^a   Dicken, G ^a   Rizk, T Y ^a,d   Gamble, C ^b   Saul, S ^b   Granli, T ^c   Haegh, T ^c  

^a CAPCIS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Baker Petrolite   (United Kingdom)

^c Yara International ASA   (Norway)

^d SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Corrosion inhibitor; Nitrate; Produced water; Sulfide; Water injection

Indexed keywords

CORROSION INHIBITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRODE SURFACES; GENERAL CORROSION; GENERAL CORROSION RATE; LOCALISED CORROSION; NITRATE-REDUCING BACTERIA; PENETRATION RATES; PITTING CORROSION; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; PRODUCED WATER; SEAWATER INJECTION; SELECTIVE CONTROL; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CARBON STEEL; CORROSION PREVENTION; CORROSION RATE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PITTING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEAWATER; STRAIN RELAXATION; WATER INJECTION; WATER RECYCLING;

CORROSION INHIBITORS;

EID: 69249158752     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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