Corrosion Behavior of Drilling Casing in Matrix Acidizing Operations Using Dilute Magnetized HCl Solutions

Hashemizadeh, Abbas; Ameri, Mohammad Javad; Aminshahidy, Babak; Gholizadeh, Mostafa

doi:10.22050/ijogst.2023.292224.1603

Corrosion Behavior of Drilling Casing in Matrix Acidizing Operations Using Dilute Magnetized HCl Solutions

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Abbas Hashemizadeh ¹

Mohammad Javad Ameri ²

Babak Aminshahidy ³

Mostafa Gholizadeh ⁴

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

² Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

⁴ Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2023.292224.1603

Abstract

Stimulation of hydrocarbon wells with matrix acidizing operation is among the most common operations to stimulate the formation, remove the skin, and improve the productivity index. However, equipment corrosion, including casings, is one of the most critical concerns. In the present paper, the influence of the magnetic field on the corrosion behavior of drilling casing in 1.5 M (5 wt %) HCl was investigated in various conditions using potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and weight loss (WL) measurements. The Taguchi experimental design (L-18 array) was utilized to model the impacts of magnetic field intensity, elapsed time, magnetization time, and temperature on the corrosion rate. The experimental results showed that the passing of acid through a magnetic field reduced the corrosion rate of N-80 carbon steel in HCl by up to 96%. Consequently, magnetized acid could reduce the effects of corrosion on matrix acidizing operations as a green corrosion inhibitor.

Highlights

The results of weight loss (WL) and potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) indicate that magnetization of acid before usage (pre-magnetization) can reduce the corrosion rate of drilling casing during HCl matrix acidizing;
The influence of magnetic field (MF) on inhibition is strongly affected by the magnetic field intensity and is not eliminated during heating and with time;
Pre-magnetization technique can be used as a cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to conventional inhibitors in matrix acidizing of oil and gas wells.

Keywords

Drilling Casing

Matrix Acidizing

Corrosion Rate

Subjects

Petroleum Engineering – Drilling

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