Course Number : TMA3
Corrosion Control for Oil & Gas Installations
Day
Subjects covered
Day 1
  • Preventive Maintenance & Surveillance Design Considerations
  • Types of corrosion and their causes in the oilfield
  • Basic Causes of Corrosion Conditions Necessary for Corrosion
  • Environmental Factors affecting corrosion in the oilfield
  • Hydrogen Sulphide effect , Temperature &Chlorides &Bicarbonates effect
Day2
  • Factors Affecting corrosion in the oilfield
  • Crude composition , Velocity of flow& Flow related effects
  • Water/Gas/Oil Ratio, Aeration/Sulfur, Inhibitors effect, inhibition efficiency, Corrosion Rate Application limits of corrosion resistant alloys in the oilfield
Day3
  • Types of Corrosion
  • Concentration Cell Corrosion, Metal Ion Concentration Cells
  • Oxygen Concentration Cells, Active-Passive Cells
  • Galvanic Corrosion ,filliform Corrosion,Intergranular Corrosion
  • Exfoliation Corrosion , Pitting Corrosion
  • Uniform Etch Corrosion , Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Fatigue Corrosion , Fretting Corrosion ,Crevice Corrosion
Day4
  • CORROSION REMOVAL AND TREATMENT
  • Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys -Carbon Steel and Low-Alloy Steel- Stainless-Steel Alloys - Copper and Copper-Base Alloys
  • Corrosion Removal and Treatment of Plated Surfaces
  • Zinc- and Aluminum-Plated Surfaces chromium, Nickel, Copper, and Tin Plate
Day5
  • TREATMENT OF TYPICAL AREAS
  • Communications, Electronic, and Associated
  • Electrical Equipment ,carbon Steel Structures
  • Typical Problem Areas , tubular Structural Steel
  • Stainless-Steel Components- stainless-Steel Bellows
  • Stainless-Steel Pipe, Flange Bolts, and Nuts5-12
  • Aluminum Alloy Pipe and Tubing
  • Miscellaneous(Steel Cabling,Piano-Type Hinges,Adjustable Parts & Bare Metal Piston Surfaces)