Corrosion of carbon steel by H2S in CO2 containing oilfield environments

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  Smith, Stephen N ^a   Joosten, Michael W ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

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