A comparison of the corrosion of carbon and 13 % chromium steels in oilfield brines containing acetate

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 2005-April, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Pletcher, Derek ^a   Sidorin, Dmitry ^a   Hedges, Bill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BP ^*  (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

13 Cr steel; Acetate; Acetic acid; Carbon dioxide; Carbon steel corrosion; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON STEEL; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PASSIVATION; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VOLTAMMETRY;

13%CR STEELS; ACETATE; CATHODIC REACTIONS; CHROMIUM STEEL; OILFIELD BRINES; PASSIVATING FILMS; ROTATING DISC ELECTRODE; SHARP CONTRAST;

STEEL CORROSION;

EID: 84886935540     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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