Corrosion Inhibitor and Oxygen Scavenger for use as MEG Additives in the Inhibition of Wet Gas Pipelines

The transportation of wet gas fluid in carbon steel pipelines for onshore processing offers an economically attractive strategy. Although a substantial saving in capital cost can be realized, the risks of hydrate formation and corrosion damage are two of the main issues with such an approach. The st...

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Main Authors: Lehmann, M., Lamm, A., Nguyen, H., Bowman, C., Mok, W., Salasi, Mobin, Gubner, Rolf
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Published: Offshore Technology Conference 2014
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20384
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author Lehmann, M.
Lamm, A.
Nguyen, H.
Bowman, C.
Mok, W.
Salasi, Mobin
Gubner, Rolf
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Lamm, A.
Nguyen, H.
Bowman, C.
Mok, W.
Salasi, Mobin
Gubner, Rolf
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description The transportation of wet gas fluid in carbon steel pipelines for onshore processing offers an economically attractive strategy. Although a substantial saving in capital cost can be realized, the risks of hydrate formation and corrosion damage are two of the main issues with such an approach. The standard industrial practice is to apply chemical solutions to reduce the risks. A thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor, such as monoethylene glycol (MEG) and corrosion inhibitors are commonly utilized to provide hydrate and corrosion control, respectively. Other production chemicals, such as an oxygen scavenger, may also be deployed as part of the risk management process. Consequently, the main challenge to the corrosion inhibitor is to provide corrosion protection throughout the production and processing facility while subjected to high temperatures in the MEG regeneration process and exposure to other production chemicals. Thermal stability and performance assessments should be an important aspect of the qualification process in the selection of corrosion inhibitors. This paper presents data from a laboratory corrosion inhibitor evaluation program, using thermally stressed MEG/chemicals fluids under simulated wet gas pipeline operating conditions, which resulted in the successful qualification of a corrosion inhibitor for the production facility.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-203842017-01-30T12:18:57Z Corrosion Inhibitor and Oxygen Scavenger for use as MEG Additives in the Inhibition of Wet Gas Pipelines Lehmann, M. Lamm, A. Nguyen, H. Bowman, C. Mok, W. Salasi, Mobin Gubner, Rolf . Hydration Risk management Regeneration process Gas pipelines Carbon steel pipelines Attractive strategies Risk management process Processing facilities Scavenging Performance assessment Thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors Qualification process The transportation of wet gas fluid in carbon steel pipelines for onshore processing offers an economically attractive strategy. Although a substantial saving in capital cost can be realized, the risks of hydrate formation and corrosion damage are two of the main issues with such an approach. The standard industrial practice is to apply chemical solutions to reduce the risks. A thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor, such as monoethylene glycol (MEG) and corrosion inhibitors are commonly utilized to provide hydrate and corrosion control, respectively. Other production chemicals, such as an oxygen scavenger, may also be deployed as part of the risk management process. Consequently, the main challenge to the corrosion inhibitor is to provide corrosion protection throughout the production and processing facility while subjected to high temperatures in the MEG regeneration process and exposure to other production chemicals. Thermal stability and performance assessments should be an important aspect of the qualification process in the selection of corrosion inhibitors. This paper presents data from a laboratory corrosion inhibitor evaluation program, using thermally stressed MEG/chemicals fluids under simulated wet gas pipeline operating conditions, which resulted in the successful qualification of a corrosion inhibitor for the production facility. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20384 https://www.onepetro.org/download/conference-paper/OTC-25070-MS?id=conference-paper%2FOTC-25070-MS Offshore Technology Conference restricted
spellingShingle Hydration
Risk management
Regeneration process
Gas pipelines
Carbon steel pipelines
Attractive strategies
Risk management process
Processing facilities
Scavenging
Performance assessment
Thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors
Qualification process
Lehmann, M.
Lamm, A.
Nguyen, H.
Bowman, C.
Mok, W.
Salasi, Mobin
Gubner, Rolf
Corrosion Inhibitor and Oxygen Scavenger for use as MEG Additives in the Inhibition of Wet Gas Pipelines
title Corrosion Inhibitor and Oxygen Scavenger for use as MEG Additives in the Inhibition of Wet Gas Pipelines
title_full Corrosion Inhibitor and Oxygen Scavenger for use as MEG Additives in the Inhibition of Wet Gas Pipelines
title_fullStr Corrosion Inhibitor and Oxygen Scavenger for use as MEG Additives in the Inhibition of Wet Gas Pipelines
title_full_unstemmed Corrosion Inhibitor and Oxygen Scavenger for use as MEG Additives in the Inhibition of Wet Gas Pipelines
title_short Corrosion Inhibitor and Oxygen Scavenger for use as MEG Additives in the Inhibition of Wet Gas Pipelines
title_sort corrosion inhibitor and oxygen scavenger for use as meg additives in the inhibition of wet gas pipelines
topic Hydration
Risk management
Regeneration process
Gas pipelines
Carbon steel pipelines
Attractive strategies
Risk management process
Processing facilities
Scavenging
Performance assessment
Thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors
Qualification process
url https://www.onepetro.org/download/conference-paper/OTC-25070-MS?id=conference-paper%2FOTC-25070-MS
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20384