Corrosion Behavior and Mechanism of Oil Casing Steel in CO₂ Salt Solution

Abstract:

The influence of temperature, flow rate, PH value, and oxygen content on the corrosion law in the carbon dioxide salt solution of J55 oil casing was investigated by the corrosion weight loss method. The results showed that with the increase of temperature, the corrosion rate of J55 steel first increased and then decreased and the corrosion rate reached the maximum at 100°C. The corrosion rate was closely related to the formation of corrosion products. The increase of the flow rate speeded up the transfer rate of the corrosive medium to the metal surface and hindered the formation of FeCO₃ on the metal surface. The corrosion rate was significantly higher than the corrosion rate under static conditions, and as the flow rate increased, the corrosion rate of J55 steel increased accordingly. The increase of the pH value gradually reduced the concentration of hydrogen ions, and cathodic reaction of hydrogen ion depolarization during metal corrosion process was inhibited, and the tendency to form an oxidizing protective film on the surface of carbon steel increased, thereby reducing the corrosion rate of metals. With the increase of oxygen content, there were both hydrogen evolution reaction of CO₂ and oxygen absorption reaction caused by O₂ in the cathode process. The corrosion rate of J55 steel gradually increased, and at the same oxygen content, the higher the carbon dioxide content, the greater the corrosion rate is.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1035)
• Pages: 534-538
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1035.534
• Online since: June 2021
• Authors: Xiao Jun Fang, Li Liu*, Zhi Gang Yang, Yong Qiang Zhang
• Keywords: CO₂ Corrosion, Flow Rate, J55 Steel, Oxygen Contenty, pH Value, Temperature

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