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- Title
Simulation of sour‐oxic‐nitrite chemical environment in oil and gas facilities.
- Authors
Ibrahim, Abdulhaqq; Hawboldt, Kelly; Bottaro, Christina; Khan, Faisal
- Abstract
The nature of the chemical environment in oil and gas fluids such as produced water (PW) and soured oil or low‐oxygen environments plays a vital role in microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). H2S and/or other forms of sulphur species in soured oils and PW are key factors in the corrosion and growth of microorganisms. To mitigate reservoir souring and subsequent corrosion, nitrate is injected to displace sulphate‐reducing bacteria with nitrate reducers. However, nitrates and the associated nitrogen species (eg, nitrite) impact the chemistry and microbial activity, and hence the corrosion potential in the system. This study investigates the PW chemical environment in light of sulphide and nitrite chemistry, and provides information towards understanding the chemical transformations and microbial relationships. The sulphide‐nitrite environment was studied as a function of temperature, pressure, nitrite level, oxygen‐using equilibrium, and kinetic model approaches. Equilibrium simulation predicted the formation of FeS, FeO(OH), and Fe2O3 as the key corrosion products, the amount of which varied depending on the chemistry and operating conditions. In experiments where nitrite was very low or absent, S0 was favoured over SO42− as the inlet H2S concentration increased and FeS dominated with an increase in temperature. In the presence of nitrite, Fe2O3 was formed instead of FeO(OH) at temperatures above 50°C. The trend of the kinetic simulation of the sulphide‐oxygen reaction in seawater was in good agreement with the wet‐lab experiment in PW. The models can serve as tools to better understand and describe the chemical environment in PW systems.
- Subjects
MICROBIOLOGICALLY influenced corrosion; PETROLEUM industry; MICROBIOLOGICAL chemistry; PETROLEUM; CORROSION potential; OIL field brines; PETROLEUM chemicals
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, Vol 99, pS83
- ISSN
0008-4034
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cjce.24003