Analysis of N80 BTC Downhole Tubing Corrosion

• Published in: Materials Performance Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 46 - 49
• Main Authors: Lu, Shuanlu, Zhang, Guozheng, Lu, Mingxu, Zhao, Guoxian, Zhang, Mingyuan
• Format: Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Houston NACE International 01.10.2004
• Subjects: Analysis; Corrosion; Pipes

This article reports on an analysis of N80 BTC downhole tubing corrosion based on macro- and micro-corrosion morphology analysis and material testing. It concludes that the tubing failure was caused by erosion-corrosion. Using flow calculation software, the authors further determined that the erosio...