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Novel Internal Coating System for High Concentration H2S Environments

During the 72-year history of using high performance coating systems for pipe internal corrosion control, there has been a slow introduction of different resin chemistries that serve as the backbone of these coating systems. While phenolic resins systems were the primary starting point, it transitioned to include epoxies, novolacs, nylons, urethanes and others. As needs outside corrosion control like deposit mitigation and wear resistance arose, coatings based on other specialty resin chemistries, like from the fluoropolymer family, were developed.

Product Number: MECC23-19951-SG
Author: Robert S. Lauer
Publication Date: 2023
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Traditional internal coating systems relied on phenolic, novolac, epoxy or blended resin systems. These tended to provide good barrier properties in the environments they were developed for, but as with all materials, there were limitations. One of those limitations that had to be overcome during the development and application process was that during the curing process, they can tend to shrink, so greater surface preparation processes must be followed to ensure that the system adhesion far outweighs the residual stress in the coating system. In the presence of higher concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, there can be a negative effect on the adhesion of most of these resin type coating systems allowing the residual stress to play a role in blistering and disbondment. A new and novel resin system has been developed that does not shrink during the curing process and can be applied as a primer-less system. Coatings developed with this new resin, benzoxazine, allows the coating system to maintain good adhesion and barrier properties in H2S concentrations two to three times greater than the current leading H2S resistant coating systems on the market today. This paper is the second in a series on the development of this product into a coating solution. Building on technology progress, new materials are now being developed and rolled out providing insulation to protect downhole electronics for high temperature applications.

Traditional internal coating systems relied on phenolic, novolac, epoxy or blended resin systems. These tended to provide good barrier properties in the environments they were developed for, but as with all materials, there were limitations. One of those limitations that had to be overcome during the development and application process was that during the curing process, they can tend to shrink, so greater surface preparation processes must be followed to ensure that the system adhesion far outweighs the residual stress in the coating system. In the presence of higher concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, there can be a negative effect on the adhesion of most of these resin type coating systems allowing the residual stress to play a role in blistering and disbondment. A new and novel resin system has been developed that does not shrink during the curing process and can be applied as a primer-less system. Coatings developed with this new resin, benzoxazine, allows the coating system to maintain good adhesion and barrier properties in H2S concentrations two to three times greater than the current leading H2S resistant coating systems on the market today. This paper is the second in a series on the development of this product into a coating solution. Building on technology progress, new materials are now being developed and rolled out providing insulation to protect downhole electronics for high temperature applications.

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