Improved Corrosion Control Through Corrosion Management Applications
Seawater injection systems (SWIS) play a very improvement role for numerous mature oil reservoirs through maintaining or increasing reservoir pressure for continuous oil production. However, SWIS are susceptible to several integrity threats, including:
- Microbiologically-induced corrosion (MIC)
- Oxygen corrosion
- Erosion corrosion
Such corrosion threats can not only damage the associated seawater treatment facilities, but can also inflict considerable damage on the downstream seawater injection pipelines which carry the treated seawater from the facilities to the associated reservoir. Simultaneously, poor bacterial control can lead to reservoir souring; due to infiltration of the associated reservoirs by the sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB).
Possessing adequate, relevant and practical knowledge about the above integrity threats and their effective control and mitigation can significantly enhance the incumbent asset integrity management system (AIMS) associated with such SWIS. Furthermore, implementing corrosion management applications will undoubtedly improve the integrity management of SWIS facilities, bringing about various benefits including:
- Improved (site) personnel safety and environmental protection
- Enhanced teamwork, communication and personnel competency
- Increased corrosion failure pre-emption capability across the SWIS facility
- Optimised corrosion and integrity costs
- Improved chemical treatment, bacterial monitoring and control
- Increased production/operation times and reduced number of unplanned shutdowns
It is such benefits which make the PetroKnowledge training course “Seawater Injection Systems – Improved Corrosion Control Through Corrosion Management Applications” highly desirable and recommended for any interested individual associated with such facilities.
By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:
- Fully understand how a seawater injection system work
- Appreciate the main deterioration threats are for both the facility and the associated reservoir
- Develop the best mitigation methods are for each deterioration mechanism
- Appreciate the corrosion management concept and its applications in seawater injection systems
- Develop corrosion control matrices and corrosion key performance indicators for better corrosion control within seawater injection systems
