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- Title
Failure Analysis of the Crack and Leakage of a Crude Oil Pipeline under CO 2 -Steam Flooding.
- Authors
Song, Chengli; Li, Yuanpeng; Wu, Fan; Luo, Jinheng; Li, Lifeng; Li, Guangshan
- Abstract
This paper presents the failure analysis of the crack and leakage accident of a crude oil pipeline under CO2-steam flooding in the western oilfield of China. To analyze the failure behavior and cause, different testing, including nondestructive testing, chemical composition analysis, tensile property testing, metallographic analysis, and microanalysis of fracture and chloride stress corrosion cracking (SCC) testing, are applied in the present study. The obtained results showed that the pipeline under the insulation layer of high humidity, high oxygen content, and high Cl− environment occurred pit corrosion, and the stress concentration area at the bottom of the corrosion pit sprouted cracks. Besides, it is demonstrated that the cracks were much branched, mostly through the crystal, and the fracture showed brittle, which is consistent with the typical characteristics of chloride SCC. Meanwhile, the insufficient Ni content of the pipeline material promoted the process of chloride SCC, and the high-temperature working conditions also aggravated the rate of chloride SCC. In addition, efficient precautions were provided to avoid fracture.
- Subjects
CHINA; PETROLEUM pipelines; FAILURE analysis; PETROLEUM; STRESS corrosion cracking; CARBON dioxide; THERMAL insulation
- Publication
Processes, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 5, p1567
- ISSN
2227-9717
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pr11051567