%0 Journal Article
%T Corrosion Inhibition of Tubing Steel during Acidization of Oil and Gas Wells
%A M. Yadav
%A Sumit Kumar
%A P. N. Yadav
%J Journal of Petroleum Engineering
%D 2013
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2013/354630
%X Acidization is an oil reservoir stimulation technique for increasing oil well productivity. Hydrochloric acid is used in oil and gas production to stimulate the formation. The acid treatment occurs through N80 steel tubes. The process requires a high degree of corrosion inhibition of tubing material (N80 steel). In the present investigation effect of synthesized amino acid compounds, namely, acetamidoleucine (AAL) and benzamidoleucine (BAL) as corrosion inhibitors for N80 steel in 15% HCl solution was studied by polarization, AC impedance (EIS), and weight loss measurements. It was found that both the inhibitors were effective inhibitors and their inhibition efficiency was significantly increased with increasing concentration of inhibitors. Polarization curves revealed that the studied inhibitors represent mixed type inhibitors. AC impedance studies revealed that charge transfer resistance increases and double layer capacitance decreases in presence of inhibitors. Adsorption of inhibitors at the surface of N80 steel was found to obey Langmuir isotherm. 1. Introduction Acidization of a petroleum oil well is one of the important stimulation techniques for enhancing oil production. It is commonly brought about by forcing a solution of 15% to 28% hydrochloric acid into the well through N80 tubing to open up near bore channels in the formation and hence to increase the flow of oil. To reduce the aggressive attack of the acid on tubing and casing materials (N80 steel), inhibitors are added to the acid solution during the acidifying process. The effective acidizing inhibitors that are usually found in commercial formulations are acetylenic alcohols, alkenyl phenones, aromatic aldehydes, nitrogen-containing heterocyclics, quaternary salts, and condensation products of carbonyls and amines [1¨C6]. However, these inhibitors are effective only at high concentrations, and they are harmful to the environment due to their toxicity, so it is important to search for new nontoxic and effective organic corrosion inhibitors for N80 steel¡ª15%£¿HCl system. In this regard, amino acids have a promising alternative for the design of ecofriendly corrosion inhibitors [7¨C10] which satisfy the environmental requirements. In the present investigation acetamidoleucine (AAL) and benzamidoleucine (BAL) were synthesized, and their corrosion inhibiting properties on N80 (oil-well tubular steel) steel was studied in 15%£¿HCl by using weight loss, polarization, and AC impedance techniques. Influence of temperature (from 298 to 333£¿K) on the inhibition behavior was studied. Both the
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