Results from joint industry projects (JIP) on corrosion in sour wet gas pipelines with
hydrate preventers (glycols) are presented and discussed. Experiments were run in flow loops and glass
cell equipment with 0.1-5 bar CO2, 0.1-5 bar H2S and temperatures in the range of 15-90oC. Salinity and pH were also adjusted to simulated different operating conditions. It was found that alkaline chemical treatment for corrosion control (pH stabilization) was inefficient against localized sour corrosion above 0.1 bar H2S, and in some cases even promoted localized attacks.
Keywords: Corrosion, carbon steel, pitting, CO2, H2S, iron sulfide, pH-stabilization