Effect of environmental factors on downhole sour gas corrosion

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 1996-March, Issue , 1996, Pages

  Wilken, Gerdt ^a  

^a Mobil Erdgas Erdoel GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon steels; Corrosion resistant alloys; Downhole environment; Hydrogen sulfide; Sour gas wells; Sulfur corrosion; Weight loss corrosion

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IONIC STRENGTH; SOUR GAS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

APPLICATION OF STANDARDS; DOWNHOLES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS; SOUR GAS WELLS; SULFUR CORROSIONS; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; WEIGHT LOSS;

STEEL CORROSION;

EID: 85044284285     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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