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Very High Strength Low Alloy Steels For HPHT Applications

Product Number: 51322-17721-SG

Author: Florian Thebault, Julien Pennequin, John Fortaillier, Carine Landier

Publication Date: 2022

$20.00

More and more High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) sour wells are operated worldwide. Challenging material selection is required for such severe operating conditions.^1,2 Very high strength materials, presenting yield strength above 896 MPa (130 ksi), are required for sustaining the pressure. Consequently, even a low amount of H₂S in the gas phase may lead to a H₂S partial pressure beyond the limit of 3.5 mbar (0.05 psi) established in NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 standard.³ Indeed, both high yield strengths and partial pressures of H₂S contribute to a situation where the risk of Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC) is high. The present paper is focusing on the SSC resistance of 130 ksi minimum yield strength material developed for covering such HPHT applications.

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Vessels Replacement Program to Enhance Safety and Reliability

Product Number: MPWT19-15496

Author: Ahmad M. Al-Abdulqader

Publication Date: 2019

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South Ghawar Producing Department has exerted substantial efforts towards executing a seldom project of replacing numbers of extraordinary vessels. Those horizontal vessels were recommended for replacement due to major and excessive Step Wise Cracking, irregular blister and inclusions identified in several traps. These vessels are subject to Hydrogen Induced Cracking, known as HIC and this is mainly SGPD facilities were constructed on old time where SAES was not mandating to utilize HIC resistance material. In 2014, a company wide survey started and as a result 27 out of 121 were identified with HIC damage. To overcome these challenges, SGPD developed a robust action plan, which consists of two parts:
● Long Term Plan which is replacing the impacted vessels with upgraded material “HIC resistance material”
● Short Term Plan to continue the safe and reliable operation of impacted vessels until the vessels are replaced by managing and monitoring HIC growth.
With the short and long term action plan, SGPD controlled HIC concern in affected vessels. But we didn’t want to stop here and we wanted to go the extra mile and add a proactive measure rather than only reactive. Therefore, we partnered with R&DC to implement a proactive initiative at SGPD as the first department in Saudi Aramco called Step-Wise Hydrogen Induced Cracking Toolkit which falls under IR.4.0.

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Vintage Pipeline Enhanced Corrosion Management Analysis

Product Number: 51324-21127-SG

Author: Kenton Lawson; Jason Charles Land; Angel R. Kowalski

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

Vintage pipeline operators face increased regulatory challenges. These aging pipeline systems may have decades of metal loss and coating damage from soil interaction, pressure cycling, thermal stresses, and other physical phenomena that affects the pipeline’s mechanical integrity to make it more susceptible to leaks or ruptures. Aging pipeline systems are candidates for Enhanced Corrosion Management Analysis (ECMA) to effectively mitigate corrosion risks. The ECMA methodology begins with the integration and analysis of available corrosion control monitoring, maintenance, inspection, and assessment data, to identify the need to collect additional data. When all data deemed necessary to conduct ECMA is available, an analysis is conducted to identify the possible causes of corrosion metal loss in the pipeline system, e.g., inadequate cathodic polarization, poor or disbonded coating conditions, electrical shielding, stray current interference, or microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). Effective mitigation plans are then developed to address most probable causes of corrosion metal loss and integrated into the corrosion management program. A case study is presented to demonstrate the implementation of ECMA on a vintage pipeline system and the development of a 20-year corrosion mitigation plan to effectively minimize the corrosion risk on the pipeline. The case study also illustrates how engineering economic analysis can be used to guide decision making regarding operational life extension of the asset and how a well-planned corrosion management program can provide cost-effective, safe operation over the lifecycle of the pipeline.

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Vinyl Alternative Coatings

Product Number: 51218-153-SG

Author: Jim Smith

Publication Date: 2018

$20.00

Vinyl coatings have long been used in the hydro industry for steel structures. As VOC regulations and product availability have changed, owners have moved toward alternative technologies to replace those systems. The intent of this information is to understand the status of vinyl technology, identify and discuss other systems that have historically been used as an alternative, and to review the possibilities of new technologies for these applications.

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Vinyl Ester Linings for Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems

Product Number: 41207-387-SG

Author: Jeffrey Stewart

Publication Date: 2007

$20.00

Vinyl Esters are highly chemical resistant polymers that provide an excellent foundation for the building blocks with which to line the interior of a Flue Gas Desulfurizatoin System. Understanding that vinyl ester systems cure through polymerization in order to provide the proper environment and achieve maximum results is necessary.

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Viscous Elastic Coating and Sealants: How they are unique and different from conventional corrosion prevention coatings

Product Number: 41213-747-SG

Author: Leo van Beugen, Edwin Welles, John Glass

Publication Date: 2013

$20.00

Viscous Elastic Coatings easily overcome many of the common issues that cause traditional coating to fail. Viscous elastic coatings offer immediate adhesion without the need for primer, require minimal surface preparation and form a homologue, continuous, self-healing protective layer.

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Visual Determination of Film Thickness via Real-Time Enhanced Digital Imaging

Product Number: 51218-147-SG

Author: Mark Schultz, Mike Yajko, Paul Slebodnick, Bruce Nelson

Publication Date: 2018

$20.00

Maximizing coating system longevity reduces total ownership costs to the US Navy fleet. Coating performance is directly tied to achieving proper film thickness control across the entire project surface. A novel concept of using digital camera/filters in synergy with MIL-PRF-23236 coating technology with enhanced optical properties provides unique inspection capabilities.

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Visualizing Correlations of Water Quality and Cathodic Protection Parameters

Product Number: 51323-19333-SG

Author: Veronica Lynn Gerios, Natalie Becerra-Stasiewicz, Sean Morefield, Cristina Fleig Mayer

Publication Date: 2023

$20.00

Corrosion is responsible for the deterioration of steel structures over time. Thus, there are billions of dollars lost each year worldwide, due to leakage of materials transported in metallic pipelines, as well as the need for repair and replacement of materials. Cathodic protection is one of the main ways to minimize or even suspend the corrosive process, along with the application of protective coatings on metallic structures.

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VOC Content: Regulating Beyond What Can Be Measured?

Product Number: 41214-843-SG

Author: Cynthia L. O’Malley

Publication Date: 2014

$20.00

The US Environmental Protection Agency defines "Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)" in 40 CFR 51.100(s) as “any compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate, which participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions.”

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VOC Reduction in Epoxy Protective Coatings Using VOC-Exempt Solvents

Product Number: 51217-069-SG

Author: Eric Ripplinger, Yong Zhang, John Newton

Publication Date: 2017

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Epoxy solvent-borne coatings are well established for protective coatings due to their outstanding adhesion and corrosion resistance. Since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1990, coating formulators have developed alternatives to the traditional volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazard air pollutants (HAPs) historically used in solvent-borne protective coatings. The two main approaches employed have been high solids coatings and replacement of solvents with water.

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Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor (VCI) Testing – Pitfalls and Surprises in Routine Test Methods

Product Number: 51321-16323-SG

Author: Jonathan Brekan, Ph.D./Kristi Lanzo/Tammy Kovacs-Taborda

Publication Date: 2021

$20.00

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Waiting for the Concrete to Dry: Waiting for the concrete to dry at Johnston Memorial medial building in Arlington, VA.

Product Number: 41212-708-SG

Author: David Simkins

Publication Date: 2012

$20.00

Most flooring materials require a dry sub-straight before they can be applied and many of the flooring manufacturers have added maximum floor moisture content for their warranties to maintained. Contractors responsible for getting a building turned over to the owner are often finding themselves making a choice between shot basting and sealing the floors or setting up a temporary climate control system.

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