SG11201804866WA - Integrated system for quantitative real-time monitoring of hydrogen-induced cracking in simulated sour environment - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 1111111101111011101010111110101111101110111010110101011011101111101111011111 International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd ..... .„,,,, (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/120206 Al 13 July 2017 (13.07.2017) WI P0 I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every G01N 29/04 (2006.01) GO1N 17/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, G01N 29/22 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (21) International Application Number: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, PCT/US2017/012152 HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (22) International Filing Date: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, 4 January 2017 (04.01.2017) MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (25) Filing Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (26) Publication Language: English TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: 14/989,630 6 January 2016 (06.01.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, [SA/SA]; 1 Eastern Avenue, Dhahran 31311 (SA). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (71) Applicant (for US only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77096 (US). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, (72) Inventors: TRAIDIA, Abderrazak; R&DC Saudi Ara- GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). mco, Bldg. 2297, Room GC-130, Dhahran 31311 (SA). Published: SHERIK, Abdelmounam; P.O. Box 13892, Saudi Ara- mco, Dhahran 31311 (SA). ARNOLD, Lewis; 5010 New- — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) point Dr., Fresno, TX 77545 (US). — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the (74) Agents: ELLIS, Edward, J. et al.; Leason Ellis LLP, One claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of Barker Avenue, Fifth Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 (US). amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (54) Title: INTEGRATED SYSTEM = ING IN SIMULATED SOUR ENVIRONMENT eeeeeee~ 100 FOR QUANTITATIVE 118 1 to 8111 , 4 illF _. REAL-TIME MONITORING OF HYDROGEN-INDUCED CRACK- Vent FIG. 1 11 __ _ —Z i°6 Scrubber -21527 \ crubber-1 / SI,Tr., T 108 0 to Vent P-1 \" tt —B\" \"c\"' Il 116 ------'-- © ei 112 ei ,-1 ---- (57) : The present disclosure is directed to a method N test specimen. The method includes the steps of: saturating a test solution with a gas comprising H25 and delivering the saturated test C solution into a test cell, wherein the test cell comprises at least ei is configured to receive the test specimen. The method also includes the step of exposing the at least one test specimen to the satur - 0 ated test solution, wherein only one surface of each specimen is exposed to the saturated test specimen with a ultrasonic transducer at two or more time points, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is operatively connected to the specimen port and configured to rotate completely around the symmetry axis of the test specimen to complete each scan. IM .-'1 and system for monitoring hydrogen-induced cracking in at least one one specimen port 11. 04 and at least one test specimen. The specimen port test solution and the step of scanning the