Evaluation and Selection of

Corrosion and Scale inhibitors

for Oil Field

Prof. Dr. Abdel Ghany El Hosary

The Tests are:
 Corrosion Inhibitors:
1. General Corrosion
2. Pitting
3. Film Persistence
4. Thermal Stability
5. Solubility, Foaming and Emulsification
6. Compatibility with the scale inhibitors
 Scale Inhibitors
Inhibition of CaC03 and CaS04
1. Solubility, Foaming and Emulsification
2. Compatibility with the Corrosion Ihibitors

The Results are given in the following figures

 60

50 A1

B1

B2
40
B3
In h .E ff., %

C1

30 D1

E1

E2
20
F1

G1

10

0
20 40 60 80 100 120
Dose, ppm

Fig (1) Static Corrosion Results

 80

70
A1

B1
60

B2

50 B3
In h .E ff., %

C1

40 D1

E1

30
E2

F1
20
G1

10

0
20 40 60 80 100 120
Dose, ppm

Fig (2) Wheel Corrosion Results

 50

A1

40 B1

B2
In h .E ff., %

B3

C1
30
D1

E1

E2

20 F1

G1

10
20 40 60 80 100 120
Dose, ppm

 Fig (3) Linear Polarization Corrosion Results

 40

A1

30 B1

B2
In h .E ff., %

B3

20 C1

D1

E1

E2
10

F1

G1

0
0 2 4 6

Time in uninhibited water, hr

Fig (4) Film Persistence Results

 40

B1

30

B2
In h .E ff., %

20 B3

D1

10
E1

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Time, hr

Fig (5) Partitioning Results

Diagram I : Selection of Corrosion Inhibitors
 70

60
A2

B4
50

C2
In h .E ff., %

40 D2

E2

30
E3

F2

20
G2

10
0 10 20 30 40
Dose, ppm

Fig (6) CaC03 Scale Results

 80

A2

70
B4

C2
In h .E ff., %

D2
60

E2

E3

50 F2

G2

40
0 10 20 30 40
Dose, ppm

 Fig (7) CaS04 Scale Results

Diagram (II): Scale Inhibitor Selection

Results

CaCO3 CaSO4

G2 G2,F2
E3 C2
E2 E2
F2 B4,D2
C2
B4

G2
F2
E2
C2
B4
2

5 0

4 0 B 1

B 2

3 0

B 3
Inhi. Eff.%

2 0
D 1

E 1
1 0

0
0
C o rr. In h . + B 4 + D 2 + E 2 + F 2 + G 2
+ E 2

Compatibility Results:
Fig (8) Corrosion inhibitors in presence of scale inhibitors
 70

B4
60

C2
In h i . E ff. %

50 E2

F2

40
G2

30
0
S
c
.
I
nh. +
B
1+B
2+
B3+
D1+
E
1
+
E
2

Compatibility Results:
Fig (9) Scale inhibitors in presence of corrosion inhibitors for CaC03
 80

B4

70

C2
I n h i. E ff . %

E2
60

F2

50
G2

40
0
S
c
.
I
nh. +
B
1+B
2+
B3+
D1+
E
1
+
E
2

Compatibility Results:
Fig (10) Scale inhibitors in presence of corrosion inhibitors for CaS04
Diagram III: Compatibility of corrosion and scale
inhibitors and selection of the best combinations.
Corrosion Scale

CaCO3 CaSO4

G2-B2 F2-B1,G2-B2
E1-F2
G2-D1
G2-D1
B2-G2 E2-E1
G2-E1
B1-F2,D1-G2 G2-B1
G2-B3 E2-B1
E1-G2 F2-B1 G2-B3,E2-D1
D1-C2,E1-E2 G2-B1,E2-B2,C2-B3 F2-B2,C2-B3,G2,E1
B2-E2 E2-E1 E2-B3
F2-B2 E2-B2

G2-B2
G2-D1
F2-B1
G2-E1,G2-B3,G2-B1,E2-E1
B2-G2
D1-G2
B1-F2
E1-G2
E1-E2
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