Failure Analysis of API 5L (Grade B) Oil Field Separator Flowline Pipe

This paper presents the root cause failure analysis of an API 5L (Grade B) pipe that failed while in full well stream service in the oil and gas industry. The operating temperature ranged from 120 to 190 °F and was exposed to hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) concentrations of 350–1000 ppm. Visual inspection...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of failure analysis and prevention 2018-08, Vol.18 (4), p.721-726
Hauptverfasser:	Nasrazadani, S., Akhtar, Mst Alpona, Patel, Apurva, Ezell, Chris
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case History > -Peer-Reviewed Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Chemistry and Materials Science Classical Mechanics Corrosion and Coatings Energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy Failure analysis Fourier transforms Hardness tests Hydrogen sulfide Infrared spectrophotometers Materials Science Metallography Natural gas Operating temperature Pipes Pitting (corrosion) Quality Control Reliability Repair & maintenance Safety and Risk Scanning electron microscopy Solid Mechanics Spectrophotometry Tribology
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper presents the root cause failure analysis of an API 5L (Grade B) pipe that failed while in full well stream service in the oil and gas industry. The operating temperature ranged from 120 to 190 °F and was exposed to hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) concentrations of 350–1000 ppm. Visual inspection, hardness test, metallography, Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were carried out to investigate the pipe failure. This study revealed that an extremely localized pitting corrosion due to chloride attack was the main mode of the failure.
ISSN:	1547-7029 1728-5674 1864-1245
DOI:	10.1007/s11668-018-0454-0