Corrosion
Inhibitors
Details
In oil and gas production, corrosion of flowlines
and equipment ranks as the number one cost
driver. There are many factors that impact
corrosion – some that are easily controlled and some
that are almost impossible to control. Contributing
factors of corrosion include the composition of
produced and injected water, bacterial byproducts,
gas composition, impurities in the oil, oxygen entering
the system, temperature and pressure conditions,
use of dissimilar metals, fluid flow conditions, solids
(abrasion), electrical charges, chemicals and additives
used to stimulate production and more.
Corrosion reduces the effective life of equipment and
can lead to:
• Premature equipment failure
• Safety hazards due to leaks and spills
• EHS fines
• System shut-ins
• Safety hazards due to leaks and spills
• EHS fines
• System shut-ins
Corrosion impacts lifting costs by increasing the TCO
and by reducing production revenues. By applying
Water Technologies & Solutions’ experience-based
mitigation strategies, cost effective solutions are
applied to stop corrosion in its tracks, providing
customers with greatly reduced operational issues.
Water Technologies & Solutions provides a wide
variety of corrosion inhibitors that are applied based
on fit-for-use within a system. These include:
• Water or oil soluble chemistries utilizing an
extensive array of chemical types
• Encapsulated products for long life protection
• Products that withstand high shear, high
temperature and high pressure
• Inhibitors that are certified as safe for use in deepwater umbilical injection to meet or exceed flow assurance needs
• Chemicals that are applied downhole, surface or pipeline
• Inhibitors designed to reduce stress-related corrosion
• Lubricants to reduce friction/abrasion corrosion
• Encapsulated products for long life protection
• Products that withstand high shear, high
temperature and high pressure
• Inhibitors that are certified as safe for use in deepwater umbilical injection to meet or exceed flow assurance needs
• Chemicals that are applied downhole, surface or pipeline
• Inhibitors designed to reduce stress-related corrosion
• Lubricants to reduce friction/abrasion corrosion
