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	Picture for H2S, CO2 and High Chloride Downhole Environment Modelling and Fitness for Purpose Testing of UNS S39274, UNS N08535 and UNS N06255 Corrosion Resistant Alloys
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H2S, CO2 and High Chloride Downhole Environment Modelling and Fitness for Purpose Testing of UNS S39274, UNS N08535 and UNS N06255 Corrosion Resistant Alloys

Product Number: 51324-20838-SG
Author: Noelle Easter C. Co; Ravi M. Krishnamurthy; Kenneth George; Bjørn-Andreas Hugaas; Ragnar Marcelius Fredriksen
Publication Date: 2024
$40.00
Aker BP is planning to drill four high-pressure, high-temperature wells in a gas field. The produced fluids are primarily composed of gas condensate with formation water. The operator anticipates a chloride environment greater than 120,000 mg/L in these four wells. ISO 15156 specifies a chloride limit of 120,000 mg/L for super duplex alloys for downhole applications. The objectives of this study are to determine the chemistry inside these four wells, to identify the test parameters representative of the downhole environment, and to assess if UNS S39274, UNS N08535 and UNS N06255 are suitable tubing materials. Thermodynamic modeling based on the anticipated production rate from each well was employed for the determination of downhole chemistry. Results show that chloride concentration can reach 308,000 mg/L. Scaling of halite, barite, calcite, and aragonite was also predicted to occur at certain depths inside the well. The parameters used for fitness-for-purpose testing were selected based on chloride conditions with and without halite scaling. The performance of UNS S39274, UNS N08535 and UNS N06255 was assessed using four-point bend tests, crevice corrosion tests, and slow strain rate tests in the simulated downhole environment with 0.025 bar pH2S, 16.6 bar pCO2 and high chloride concentration. No cracking was observed on UNS S39274 and UNS N06255 four-point bend specimens. However, one out of twelve UNS N08535 specimens tested exhibited a crack at a location outside the inner roller of the four-point bend jig. The corrosion rates of UNS S39274, UNS N08535, and UNS N06255 based on mass loss are 0.18 mpy, 0.23 mpy, and 0.09 mpy, respectively. Slow strain rate test results showed no significant loss in ductility, and no secondary cracking when specimens were tested in downhole high chloride conditions. The overall results of the study indicated that these corrosion resistant alloys are able to withstand chloride concentrations beyond the specified limits when H2S partial pressure is low.
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Investigation of Sulfide Stress Crack Propagation Using Sour Pipe Burst in Tubulars with Simulated Defects under Pressure

Product Number: 51324-20420-SG
Author: Brian Chambers; Bostjan Bezensek; Sebastian Cravero; Pedro Olivo; Octavio Albores
Publication Date: 2024
$40.00
Seamless oil country tubular goods (OCTG) with defined chemistry and toughness, e.g. API 5CT C110, are utilized as production casing in sour wells globally. These grades must withstand high pressures and mild sour conditions to maintain the integrity of the well and, as such, should resist both sulfide stress crack (SSC) initiation and potential propagation from defects in service. A laboratory study was conducted to assess the tendency of crack propagation from two defined types of defects, electro-discharge machined (EDM) notches and fatigue cracks, simulating potential as-delivered OCTG tubulars. The tubulars were subjected to a variety of test conditions including two temperatures, 4ºC and 24ºC, internal pressures ranging from 550 to 1,100 bar, and exposure to a modified NACE TM0177 Solution B equilibrated with 7% H2S/N2 gas purge. The applied pressure and depth of defects were used to determined applied stress intensity values, K, for each condition to compare tests with one another and to traditional small-scale evaluations per NACE TM0177 Method D, single edge notched tensile (SENT), and constant K compact tension (CT). The findings indicated that tendency towards SSC propagation was principally dependent on type of defect, temperature, and applied K. Threshold K values for SSC propagation from EDM-type defects were higher than determined from any of the small-scale evaluation methods. Fatigue pre-cracks were demonstrated to be more aggressive in promoting SSC propagation compared to EDM-type defects.