The document discusses corrosion in oil and gas pipelines. It describes how corrosion occurs as a reaction between the metal pipe and its environment, causing metal atoms to dissolve into ions. Cathodic protection procedures like using sacrificial anodes can protect underground pipes from corrosion. The document provides examples of corroded pipes and explains key corrosion protection terms and concepts, like reference electrodes, pipe-to-soil potentials, stray currents, and galvanic series. It also describes different cathodic protection systems and how to determine if an existing pipeline needs protection.
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7. Hydro test Pressure according to different process.
8. Volume required for the Hydro testing.
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2. Types of Pressure Test.
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4. Limitations of Pneumatic Test.
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7. Hydro test Pressure according to different process.
8. Volume required for the Hydro testing.
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1. 1PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
Dr. Abdel-Alim Hashem
Professor of Petroleum Engineering
Mining, Petroleum & Metallurgical Eng.
Dept.
Faculty of Engineering – Cairo University
aelsayed@mail.eng.cu.edu.eg
ahshem2000@yahoo.com
Part 10: Corrosion in Pipeline
Oil and Gas Pipeline Design,
Maintenance and Repair
2. 2PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
OVERVIEW
• Corrosion is the reaction of a metallic material with its
environment.
• In all electrolytes, as for example, in the ground, in river
or sea water metal atoms go into solution as electrically
charged ions during the corrosion reaction.
• This process produces a more or less rapid loss of metal
surfaces.
• The movement of charged ions causes a flow of electric
current.
• This flow of electrons results in a current flowing from the
metal to the electrolyte.
7. 7PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
BASIC TERMS
• Corrosion is the deterioration of metal pipe, caused by a
reaction between the metallic pipe and its surroundings.
• Cathodic protection is a procedure by which an
underground metallic pipe is protected against corrosion.
A direct current is impressed onto the pipe by means of
a sacrificial anode or a rectifier.
• Anode (sacrificial): an assembly of a bag usually
containing a magnesium or zinc ingot and other
chemicals, which is connected by wire to an
underground metal piping system.
• Sacrificial protection means the reduction of corrosion
of a metal in an electrolyte by galvanically coupling the
metal (steel) to a more anodic metal (magnesium or
zinc)
10. 10PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
UNDERGROUND METALLIC PIPING
SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION
11. 11PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
BASIC TERMS
• Rectifier is an electrical device that changes alternating
current (a.c.) into direct current (d.c.). This current is
then impressed on an underground metallic piping
system to protect it against corrosion
• Potential means the difference in voltage between two
points of measurement
• Pipe-to-soil potential is the potential difference (voltage
reading) between a buried metallic structure (piping
system) and the soil surface.
• Reference electrode (commonly called a half-cell) is
a device which usually has copper immersed in a copper
sulphate solution.
12. 12PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
MEANS OF POTENTIAL
13. 13PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
PIPE TO SOIL POTENTIAL
15. 15PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
BASIC TERMS
• Short or corrosion fault means an accidental or incidental
contact between a cathodically protected section of a piping
system and other metallic structures
• Stray current means current flowing through paths other than
the intended circuit. If your pipe-to-soil readings fluctuate,
stray current may be present
• Stray current corrosion means metal destruction or
deterioration caused primarily by stray D.C. affecting the
pipeline.
• Galvanic series is a list of metals and alloys arranged
according to their relative potentials in a given environment.
• Galvanic corrosion occurs when any two of the metals in
Table 1 (next page) are connected in an electrolyte (soil).
Galvanic corrosion is caused by the different potentials of the
two metals.
16. 16PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
TYPICAL METER INSTALLATION
ACCIDENTAL CONTACT
17. 17PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
STRAY CURRENT
18. 18PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
GALVANIC POTENTIAL OF METALS
Potentials
METAL VOLTS*
Commercially pure magnesium -1.75 Anodic
Magnesium alloy
(6% A1, 3% Zn, 0.15% Mn) -1.6
Zinc -1.1
Aluminum alloy (5% zinc) -1.05
Commercially pure aluminum -0.8
Mild steel (clean and shiny) -0.5 to -0.8
Mild steel (rusted) -0.2 to -0.5
Cast iron (not graphitized) -0.5
Lead -0.5
Mild steel in concrete -0.2
Copper, brass, bronze -0.2
High silicon cast iron -0.2
Mill scale on steel -0.2
Carbon, graphite, coke +0.3
Cathodic
* Typical potential in natural soils and water, measured with respect to
a copper-copper sulphate reference electrode
19. 19PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
FUNDAMENTAL CORROSION
THEORY
20. 20PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
FUNDAMENTAL CORROSION
THEORY
A corrosion cell may be described as follows:
• Current flows through the electrolyte from the anode to the
cathode. It returns to the anode through the return circuit.
• Corrosion occurs whenever current leaves the metal and
enters the soil. The area where current leaves is said to be
anodic. Corrosion, therefore, occurs in the anodic area.
• Current is picked up at the cathode. No corrosion occurs
here. The cathode is protected against corrosion.
Polarization (hydrogen film buildup) occurs at the cathode.
When the film of hydrogen remains on the cathode surface, it
acts as an insulator and reduces the corrosion current flow.
• The flow of current is caused by a potential (voltage)
difference between the anode and the cathode.
21. 21PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
TYPES OF CATHODIC PROTECTION
• Galvanic Anode System.
– Anodes are "sized" to meet current requirements of
the resistively of the environment (soil).
– The surface area of the buried steel and estimated
anode life determines the size and number of anodes
required.
– Anodes are made of materials such as magnesium
(Mg), zinc (Zn), or aluminum (Al).
– They are usually installed near the pipe and
connected to the pipe with an insulated conductor.
22. 22PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
TYPES OF CATHODIC PROTECTION
• Impressed Current Systems.
– Anodes are connected to a direct current
source, such as a rectifier or generator.
– These systems are normally used along
transmission pipelines where there is less
likelihood of interference with other pipelines.
– The principle is the same except that the
anodes are made of materials such as
graphite, high silicon cast iron, lead-silver
alloy, platinum, or scrap steel.
23. 23PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
GALVANIC ANODE SYSTEM
24. 24PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
IMPRESSED CURRENT SYSTEMS
25. 25PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
Determining the Need to Cathodically
Protect Gas Distribution System
1. Determine type(s) of pipe in system: bare steel, coated steel,
cast iron, plastic, galvanized steel, ductile iron, or other.
2. Date gas system was installed:
– Year pipe was installed (steel pipe installed after July 1,
1971, must be cathodically protected in its entirety).
– Who installed pipe? By contacting the contractor and
other operators who had pipe installed by same
contractor, operators may be able to obtain valuable
information, such as:
• Type of pipe in ground.
• If pipe is electrically isolated.
• If gas pipe is in common trench with other utilities.
26. 26PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
Determining the Need to Cathodically
Protect Gas Distribution System
3. Pipe location - map/drawing. Locate old construction
drawings or current system maps. If drawings are
unavailable, a metallic pipe locator may be used.
4. Before the corrosion engineer arrives, it is a good idea to
make sure that customer meters are electrically
insulated. If system has no meter, check to see if gas
pipe is electrically insulated from house or mobile home
pipe
5. Contact an experienced corrosion engineer or consulting
firm. Try to complete steps 1 through 4 before
contracting a consultant.
27. 27PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
Determining the Need to Cathodically
Protect Gas Distribution System
3. Use of Consultant: A sample method, which may be
used by a consultant to determine cathodic protection
needs, is provided below:
– An initial pipe-to-soil reading will be taken to
determine whether the system is under cathodic
protection.
– If the system is not under cathodic protection, the
consultant should clear underground shorts or any
missed meter shorts. (The consultant will probably
use a tone test.)
– After the shorts are cleared, another pipe-to-soil test
should be taken. If the system is not under cathodic
protection, a current requirement test should be run
to determine how much electrical current is needed
to protect the system.
28. 28PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
Determining the Need to Cathodically
Protect Gas Distribution System
– Additional tests, such as a soil resistivity test, bar
hole examination, and other electrical tests, may be
needed. The types of tests needed will vary for each
gas system.
Remember to retain copies of all tests run by the corrosion
engineer.
7. Cathodic Protection Design
– The experienced corrosion engineer or gas
consultant, will design a cathodic protection system
based on the results of testing, that best suits the gas
piping system.
29. 29PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
METER INSTALLATION ELECTRICALLY
ISOLATED
30. 30PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
AN INSULATED COMPRESSION
COUPLING
31. 31PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
INSULATION TESTER
• Insulation tester consists of a magnetic transducer
mounted in a single earphone headset with connecting
needlepoint contact probes.
• It is a "go" or "no go" type tester which operates from low
voltage current present on all underground piping
systems thus eliminating the necessity of outside power
sources or costly instrumentation and complex
connections.
• By placing the test probes on the metallic surface on
either side of the insulator a distinct audible tone will be
heard if the insulator is performing properly.
• Absence of audible tone indicates faulty insulator.
• Insulator effectiveness can be determined quickly using
this simple, easy-to-operate tester.
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CRITERIA FOR CATHODIC
PROTECTION
• With the protective current applied, a
voltage of at least -0.85 volt measured
between the pipeline and a saturated
copper-copper sulfate half-cell.
• Coatings
• Mill Coated Pipe
• Patching
34. 34PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CRITERIA 1
• With the protective current
applied, a voltage of at
least -0.85 volt measured
between the pipeline and
a saturated copper-copper
sulfate half-cell.
• This measurement is
called the pipe-to-soil
potential reading
35. 35PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
COATINGS
• Many different types of coating on the market.
• The better the coating application, the less electrical current is
needed to cathodically protect the pipe
Mill Coated Pipe
• When purchasing steel pipe for underground gas services, operators
should purchase mill coated pipe (i.e., pipe coated during
manufacturing process).
• Some examples of mill coatings are:
– Extruded polyethylene or polypropylene plastic coatings,
– Coal tar coatings,
– Enamels,
– Mastics,
– Epoxy.
36. 36PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
PATCHING
• Tape material is a good choice for external repair of mill
coated pipe.
• Tape material is also a good coating for both welded and
mechanical joints made in the field.
• Some tapes in use today are:
– PE and PVC tapes with self-adhesive backing applied
to a primed pipe surface,
– Plastic films with butyl rubber backing applied to a
primed surface,
– Plastic films with various bituminous backings.
37. 37PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
COATING APPLICATION PROCEDURES
• Properly clean pipe surface (remove soil, oil, grease, and
any moisture),
• Use careful priming techniques (avoid moisture, follow
manufacturer's recommendations),
• Properly apply the coating materials (be sure pipe
surface is dry - follow manufacturer's recommendations).
Make sure soil or other foreign material does not get
under coating during installation,
• Only backfill with material that is free of objects capable
of damaging the coating. Severe coating damage can
be caused by careless backfilling when rocks and debris
strike and break the coating.
38. 38PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CAUSES OF CORROSION
(Shorted meter set)
• The tenants of this
building have
"shorted" out this
meter by storing
metallic objects on
the meter set.
• Never allow
customers or tenants
to store material on or
near a meter
installation.
39. 39PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CAUSES OF CORROSION
(dissimilar surface conditions)
40. 40PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CAUSES OF CORROSION
(Galvanic corrosion )
41. 41PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CAUSES OF CORROSION
(Galvanic corrosion )
42. 42PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CAUSES OF CORROSION
(Galvanic corrosion )
43. 43PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CAUSES OF CORROSION
(Galvanic corrosion )
44. 44PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CAUSES OF CORROSION
(Poor construction practice )
45. 45PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
CAUSES OF CORROSION
(Atmospheric corrosion)
46. 46PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
PIPELINE STRESS CORROSION
CRACKING (SCC)
• Over 98% of pipelines are buried
• They are subjected to environmental abuse, external
damage, coating disbandment, inherent mill defects, soil
movements/instability and third party damage
• This occurs due to a combination of appropriate
environment, stresses (absolute hoop and/or tensile,
fluctuating stress) and material (steel type, amount of
inclusions, surface roughness.)
• Environment is a critical causal factor in SCC. High-pH
SCC failures of underground pipelines have occurred in
a wide variety of soils, covering a range in color, texture,
and pH
• No single characteristic has been found to be common to
all of the soil samples
47. 47PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
PIPELINE STRESS CORROSION
CRACKING (SCC)
• No consistency of water with the physical descriptions of
the soils
• Small quantities of electrolytes obtained from beneath
disbanded coatings near locations where stress
corrosion cracks were detected
• The components of the electrolytes were carbonate and
bicarbonate ions
• It is recognized that a concentrated carbonate-
bicarbonate environment is responsible for the formation
of cracking
• Anions present in the soils and electrolytes, in addition to
an appropriate coating failure, the local soil, temperature,
water availability, and bacterial activity have a critical
impact on SCC susceptibility
48. 48PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
SCC PROPENSITY
• There are two types of SCC normally found on pipelines:
high pH (9 to 13) and near-neutral pH SCC (5 to 7)
• The high pH SCC caused numerous failures in USA in
the early 1960's and 1970's
• The near-neutral pH SCC failures were recorded in
Canada during the mid 1980's to early 1990's.
• The SCC failures have continued throughout the world
including Australia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South America
and other parts of the world
• High pH SCC - This is a classical SCC, which was
originally noted in gas transmission pipelines. It is
normally found within 20 kilometers downstream of the
compressor station
49. 49PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
SCC PROPENSITY
• High pH SCC normally occurs in a relatively narrow cathodic
potential range (-600 to -750 mV Cu/CuSO4) in the presence of a
carbonate/bicarbonate environment in a pH window from 9 to 13.
• Temperatures greater than 40 °C are necessary for high pH SCC
susceptibility, growth rates decrease exponentially with temperature
• Intergranular cracking mode generally represents high pH SCC
• A thin oxide layer is formed in the concentrated carbonate-
bicarbonate environment, which around the crack surfaces provides
protection.
• Due to changes in loading or cyclic loading, a crack tip strain
resulting in breakage of oxide film, results in crack extension due to
corrosion.
• Because of such a stringent environmental requirement for SCC
initiation, this is not as prevalent as the near-neutral pH SCC.
• This type of SCC has been primarily noted in gas transmission lines
(temperature.)
50. 50PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
HIGH pH SCC INTEGRITY
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
• Evaluate and establish extent of SCC susceptibility.
• Ensure that the material, coating and other operational
conditions are conducive for SCC.
• Utilize over the ditch coatings survey to identify locations
of holiday & match them with high stress levels (60%
specified minimum yield strength (SMYS))
• Additionally match it with high temperature locations.
• Finally if there is an inspection run match the corrosion
locations with coating failure if these exist; especially
with minor corrosion.
• Excavate to identify susceptibility (should also be
conducted as part of due diligence during corrosion
management.)
51. 51PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
IF SCC SUSCEPTIBLE
• Quantify life cycle of the pipeline; conduct fracture mechanics
calculations to estimate where in the system an SCC rupture
is likely using excavation results.
• Utilizing this as a basis, a next step involves further evaluation
of the degree of SCC.
• (In-line inspection) or hydrostatic test may be warranted.
• If inspection tools don't exist (diameter or piggability) an
appropriately defined hydrostatic test program may be
effective.
• If inspection tool options are viable; circumferential MFL tools
may be a screening option, depending on crack opening; or
ultrasonic tools may be a more permanent option as a true
alternative to hydrostatic testing.
• Longer term mitigation will have to include temperature
reduction (if possible.)
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IF SCC NOT SUSCEPTIBLE
• Continue monitoring for SCC while managing integrity for
other issues such as corrosion.
53. 53PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
NEAR-NEUTRAL pH SCC
• Initially noted in Canada, and has been observed by
operators in the US
• Diluted groundwater containing dissolved CO2 is
responsible
• The CO2 originates (like in high pH) from the decay of
organic matter.
• Cracking is further exacerbated by the presence of
sulfate reducing bacteria.
• This occurs due to disbanded coatings, which shields the
cathodic current that could reach the pipe surface.
54. 54PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
NEAR-NEUTRAL pH SCC
MANAGEMENT
• Evaluate and establish extent of SCC susceptibility –
ensure the material and coating parameters indicate
susceptibility to SCC.
• Utilize corrosion inspection survey to identify areas of
corrosion linearity or small pitting corrosion locations to
identify sites for SCC susceptibility.
• Identify locations of high cyclical pressure combined with
a high operating pressure.
• Excavate at many of these locations to develop extent of
SCC on the pipeline system.
• Additional parameters such as soil and drainage can be
considered for SCC susceptibility, but should be used
with caution. For example, both very poor and well
drained soils have shown susceptibility to SCC.
55. 55PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
IF SCC SUSCEPTIBLE
• Utilizing this as a basis, identify the time period available for
mitigating the problem. If the time period is small, then
hydrostatic testing may represent the best short term
approach to this problem.
• If the time period available is high or there is no immediate
danger (< 1year) to the pipeline, then options such as inline
inspection can be considered.
• The circumferential MFL is a good screening tool for SCC, but
the ultrasonic shear wave tools are highly reliable for SCC.
• A regular inspection and rehabilitation may prove to be a long
term solution to managing SCC.
• If no inspection option is available, then the regular
hydrostatic testing is the only option to mitigate failure from
SCC.
56. 56PE 607: Oil & Gas Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Repair
IF SCC NOT SUSCEPTIBLE
• Continue to monitor and validate the conclusion as part
of an overall integrity management program.