Al-Yasiri, M, Al-Khateeb, M and Wen, D (2018) Examination of drill pipe corrosion in water-based drilling fluids under wellbore conditions. Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, 53 (3). pp. 183-187. ISSN 1478-422X
Abstract
Drill-pipe corrosion is a critical issue for any drilling operation, particularly under high-pressure, high-temperature downhole conditions. However, most laboratory studies have been conducted under ambient and static conditions, with only a few downhole studies based on flow loop showing inconsistent results. In this study, we proposed a novel simple method to simulate pipe corrosion/erosion in a reservoir-like environment under both the static and dynamic conditions and investigated the influences of wellbore conditions, including temperature, pressure and salinity of water-based drilling fluids, on the corrosion behaviour of the drill pipe. The results showed that the erosion effect of the drilling fluid (without drilled cuttings) was negligible. Furthermore, we found that the corrosion rate increased with an increase in the temperature, pressure and rotational speed; however, it decreased with an increase in the salinity. In addition, the proposed method can be used to simulate other complicated conditions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Institute. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology on 16 October 2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1478422X.2017.1388649 |
Keywords: | Drilling fluid, drill pipe, corrosion, wellbore condition, high pressure and high temperature |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 648375 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2018 15:43 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2018 00:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/1478422X.2017.1388649 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126309 |