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Comparative Study of FBE Internal Coatings in CO2/H2S/N2-brine/MEG

Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE) organic coatings have been widely used in the oil and gas industry for more than 50 years for internal and external pipeline applications, as they have been proven to efficiently provide good pipeline corrosion protection for many years. As demand for oil increases leading oil and gas companies to expand operations and venture into fields and depths more severe than ever before, there is an expectation for FBE coatings to also evolve in order to meet these new corrosion challenges[1]. One main challenge in the selection of FBE coatings, is the qualification of organic coatings that can handle sweet and sour services at high pressures in NaCl and MEG media [2].

Product Number: MECC23-20099-SG
Author: Abdulrahman Al-Huwaiji; Turki Al-Khaldi; Zahrah Al-Tarooti; Khalid Al-Mudarra; Anas Al-Rushaid; Haitham Al-Juhani
Publication Date: 2023
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This article focuses on investigating the performance of FBE internal coating in gas services under NaCl brine and monoethylene glycol (MEG), exposed to different gases (N2, CO2, H2S). In addition, several pipelines injected with MEG up to 80 to 90 wt.% to inhibit hydrate formation to avoid plugging of the pipeline. For this reason, it was important to understand the effect of different severities of the conditions the coating is exposed to in NaCl and MEG media under CO2 and H2S conditions. Various techniques were utilized in this study such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), dry film thickness (DFT), hardness, and high pressure and temperature autoclave testing. The comparative study revealed that the presence of CO2 and H2S in MEG solution lead to highly acidic and corrosive solution that will adversely impact the coating performance due to softening/plasticization effect of MEG organic acidic solution on the polymer matrix leading to higher electrolyte uptake and corrosion taken place underneath FBE coating system.

This article focuses on investigating the performance of FBE internal coating in gas services under NaCl brine and monoethylene glycol (MEG), exposed to different gases (N2, CO2, H2S). In addition, several pipelines injected with MEG up to 80 to 90 wt.% to inhibit hydrate formation to avoid plugging of the pipeline. For this reason, it was important to understand the effect of different severities of the conditions the coating is exposed to in NaCl and MEG media under CO2 and H2S conditions. Various techniques were utilized in this study such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), dry film thickness (DFT), hardness, and high pressure and temperature autoclave testing. The comparative study revealed that the presence of CO2 and H2S in MEG solution lead to highly acidic and corrosive solution that will adversely impact the coating performance due to softening/plasticization effect of MEG organic acidic solution on the polymer matrix leading to higher electrolyte uptake and corrosion taken place underneath FBE coating system.