FLEXIBLE PIPE COMBATS CORROSION THREAT AT SOUR BRINE INJECTION SITE

Shell Canada Limited has installed flexible composite pipe for high-pressure, produced sour brine injection for enhanced oil recovery at its Virginia Hills unit in northwest Alberta. The pipe is to combat corrosion caused by high-chloride sour brine at 55 degrees C and structural stresses. These stresses are caused by thermal expansion and cyclic-related loading from alternating water and hydrocarbon solvent flooding. In the context of declining oil production, Shell adopted a program of scheduled preventive maintenance to provide a safe and cost-effective pipeline infrastructure.

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  PennWell Publishing Company

  1421 South Sheridan, P.O. Box 1260
  Tulsa, OK  United States  74101
• Authors:
  • Wolfe, D H
  • Baron, J J
• Publication Date: 1997-6-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 48-51
• Serial:
  • Oil and Gas Journal
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 23
  • Publisher: PennWell Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0030-1388

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chlorides; Conduits; Corrosion protection; Flexible structures; Oil recovery equipment; Repeated loads
• Geographic Terms: Alberta
• Old TRIS Terms: Flexible conduits
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I25: Design of Tunnels; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00737645
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 1997 12:00AM