Previously the development and implementation of a new mechanistic model for oil and
gas production environments was described. This initial development was a single point
model that predicted the CO2 corrosion rate for a given set of conditions. The model has
subsequently been further developed to simulate the change in water chemistry and
associated corrosion rate along the length of a flow line.
As a volume of water moves along the flow line the water chemistry is modified as a
result of the flux of iron ions from the corroding pipe wall surface. The associated change
in pH from the addition of ferrous ions further influences the CO2 equilibrium. These two
effects, varying pH and CO2 equilibrium, combined in-turn to affect the predicted
corrosion rate. The model simulates the changing water chemistry and corrosion rate by
repeatedly recalculating the mechanistic corrosion rate model for small increments of
time. The water chemistry and corrosion rate profiles for prototypical flow line
conditions are presented and discussed.