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Course Overview

Module objectives

This module gives students a thorough introduction to the fundamental principles of oilfield chemistry and corrosion. On completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Explain the properties and application of a range of chemicals used in corrosion control for oil and gas production.
• Understand the principal theories of corrosion science and engineering, with particular reference to the oil and gas industry.

Knowledge outcome

• Understand the role of the properties of a range of chemicals used in oil and gas production and their impact on corrosion.
• Understand the role of electrochemistry in corrosion science and engineering.
• Understanding of and ability to evaluate the mechanisms of the various forms of corrosion.
• Understand the influence of the corrosion environment prevailing in the oil and gas industry.

Outline syllabus

• Introduction to oil recovery processes
• Fundamentals of oilfield chemistry including corrosion chemistry, water injection chemicals
• Thermodynamics of electrochemical corrosion: Pourbaix and Evans diagrams, electrochemical reactions, polarisation and corrosion rate calculation and measurement
• Corrosion tests and standards
• Classification of corrosion: General corrosion, localised corrosion, MIC, FAC, SCC, CO2 and H2S corrosion
• Introduction to coating and corrosion protection
• Pipeline materials and corrosion resistant alloys

Monitoring of student progress

• Performance at seminars, projects and practical classes
• 1 formal written examination

Literature

• Oil field chemicals / Johannes Karl Fink
• Electrochemistry and corrosion science / by Nestor Perez
• Corrosion science and technology / David Talbot, James Talbot
• Corrosion tests and standards [electronic resource] : application and interpretation / Robert Baboian
• Handbook of corrosion engineering / Pierre R. Roberge
• Principles of corrosion engineering and corrosion control [electronic resource] / Zaki Ahmad
• Corrosion engineering / Mars G. Fontana
• Corrosion and corrosion control : an introduction to corrosion science and engineering / Herbert H. Uhlig, R. Winston Revie
• Oilfield Metallurgy and Corrosion, Third Edition / Bruce Craig

Partners

The key academic groups of TRIBOS consortium are leading and world renown in their own field of Tribology and Surface engineering. They are very complementary from point of view of surfaces, lubricants and interfaces, as well as engineering component design. Thus, their involvement in a single programme enables integration of the whole range of tribology sub-areas required for successful application solutions.