Corrosion Control in Oil & Gas Exploration Industry
Engineering,Maintenance , Corrosion & Inspection
Course Description
INTRODUCTION
The annual losses due to corrosion and the cost of
rectification run to several billion dollars in oil & gas exploration
industries around the world. High production under aggressive and extreme
operational conditions necessitates the development of new materials which also
have peculiar failure behaviors. Thus the industry operators are on continuous
perusal with different corrosion management strategies. Yet unforeseen failures
of top-side, sub-surface and sub-sea infrastructure due to corrosion not only entails
in loss of production but loss of life as well. Prediction of failure
behaviors, remaining useful life, corrosion preventive measures are all
approaches in corrosion management for safe and economic operation of
production wells and other facilities.
Objectives
This training course is designed for engineers and operators
engaged in oil and gas exploration industry requiring an understanding of
corrosion fundamentals: the causes and control of corrosion in oil and gas
production and processing. This training course will provide an overview of
what corrosion is and what the major corrosion issues are in upstream oil and
gas operations. The focus will be on understanding how materials corrode, what
techniques are used to monitor corrosion and some basic corrosion control
fundamentals. The participants will be introduced to inhibitors and how they
work, corrosion monitoring in field applications and cathodic protection. The
training course content is presented from a practical production operations
viewpoint and provides participants with the basic skills and understanding to
control and solve corrosion issues.
The benefit of this
course
The Company will
achieve improved corrosion management system through the performance of an
efficient corrosion control methods based on total life cycle corrosion
economy.
Participants will
enhance their competence and productivity thereby enhancing their competence
and performance and making additional value added contributions to their
organizations in the discipline of corrosion management systems.
Course Outline
DAY 1
Section One - Oil
& Gas Production Fluid
Origin and Production
of Oil & Gas
Chemical Compositions
of Production Fluids
Oilfield Equipment
Overview of Oilfield
Processes & Operations
Section Two -
Metallurgy
Chemical Properties of
Metals
Mechanical Properties
Alloying Elements
Cooling of Metals
Crystalline Forms of
Metals
Metal Defects
Properties of Common
Oilfield Metals & Alloys
Metallurgy of Oilfield
Equipment
DAY 2
Section Three -
Corrosion Damage
Corrosion Fundamentals
Common Forms of
Corrosion
Corrosion Monitoring
in Plant and Facilities
Corrosion Failure
& Root Cause analysis
Group Discussion-
Applicable Standard Study for Corrosion Monitoring
Section Four -
Oilfield-Specific Corrosion
Internal Corrosion
Water Corrosion
Sour Corrosion
Sweet Corrosion
Oxygen Corrosion
Top of Line Corrosion
Microbiologically
Induced Corrosion
Sand Erosion
External Corrosion
Atmospheric (Marine)
Corrosion
Corrosion Under
Insulation
Corrosion of Pipe
Flanges
Underground Corrosion
Stray Current
Corrosion
Seawater Corrosion
Oilfield Equipment
Corrosion
Case Study-Plant Aging
and Life Extension Program
DAY 3
Section Five -
Corrosion Prevention & Control Measures
Corrosion Control by
Operations
Corrosion Control by
Processes
Corrosion Control
Design
Corrosion Control by
Material Selection
Resistant Materials
Section Six - Cathodic
Protection (CPS) Systems
Cathodic Protection
Fundamentals
Galvanic Anodes
Impressed Current
CPS System Maintenance
DAY 4
Section- Seven -
Barrier Film (Coatings and Lining)
Coating Fundamentals
Performance
Characteristics of Industrial Coatings
Types of Coating
Systems
Surface Preparations
Coating Applications
Coating Defects
Section Eight -
Chemical Treatment
Corrosion inhibitors
Performance Evaluation
of Corrosion Inhibitor
Application of
Corrosion Inhibitors
DAY 5
Section Nine - Biocide
Treatment
Microbiologically
Influenced Corrosion (MIC)
Sulphate-Reducing
Bacteria
Biocide Selection
& Treatment
Section Ten -
Non-Metallic Materials
Polymers
Composite Materials
Section Eleven -
Corrosion Management Strategy (CMS)
Corrosion Management
of Oilfield Equipment
Corrosion Economy
Corrosion Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Asset Integrity and
Corrosion Management
Codes & Standards
Corrosion Data
Management
Case
Study-Catastrophic Corrosion Failure