Corrosion testing of materials in geothermal steam
Transcript of Corrosion testing of materials in geothermal steam
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Corrosion testing of materials in geothermalsteamIngolfur Thorbjornsson, Gunnar S. Kaldal
Head of Geothermal Engineering Engineer
Iceland GeoSurvey Iceland GeoSurvey
Geothermal Well Materials and design!
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Production casing
Geothermal Drilling experience
• Complex cemistry ➔ Complex
material problems
Microvoid in stainless steel
Chemical reaction between
geothermal gas and steel
surface gives:
H2S + M -> MS + 2H+ + 2e-
M (Fe, Mn)
Formation of Hydrogen
molecules in microvoids gives
pressure up to 2000 bar
resulting in cracks inside
material.
Cracks
Geothermal drilling experience.
• Testing of material after several years in service:
• Impact strength reduced significantly
• Material ability to take elongation under load reduced significantly
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Cracks forms under loading
Fractured surface of test specimen
Geothermal well K39 – Krafla Geothermal field
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Krafla K-39 Depth 1600 m
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Corrosion and Tensile testing K-39
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Corrosion rate in the IDDP-1 well
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-0,050
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SAF 2507 254SMO SM2550 13Cr 316L K55 TN95 S235
mm/year 0,001 0,006 -0,005 0,248 0,006 0,419 0,371 0,478
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Materials tested: Cladded and stand alone
High temperature Autoclave testing
• Testing in 210° and 450°C at the same time in the same steam conditions
• Steam at 210°C from wellhead with 20 bar pressure through autoclave at well head conditions
• Temperature raised to 450°C with geothermal steam flowing through the autoclave
• Same set of materials at bothtemperatures
• Cladded noble material on carbon steelbase material
• Stand alone materials
Testing at well head temperature and pressure
Testing in Autoclave at 450°C and 20 bar
Geothermal steam wented through the autoclave
Temperature and pressure
Sample racks after testing
Samples from 450°C ready for analysing
Thank you for your attention!
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