USH1147H - Method of inhibiting corrosion in oil field produced fluids - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to the use of corrosion inhibiting composition comprising diaryldisulfide in oil and gas field produced fluids.
- the invention relates to a method for inhibiting corrosion in wells producing gas containing hydrogen sulfide.
- solvents are sometimes added to the oil to dissolve the sulfur.
- solvents include amine based solvents and dimethyl disulfide (“DMDS").
- the method of the present invention involves the use of a formulation in the treatment of wells producing oil and gas with free sulfur.
- the formulation comprises a mixture of diaryldisulfides ("DADS") and a film forming corrosion inhibitor. Both components of the formulation contribute to the corrosion protection and the DADS also functions as solvent for the free sulfur.
- DADS diaryldisulfides
- a formulation useful in the treatment of sulfur producing oil wells and gas wells should have the following properties:
- the method of the present invention employs a corrosion inhibitor formulation containing an effective amount of DADS and a film forming corrosion inhibitor which satisfies most of the above properties.
- the method of the present invention has particular utility in the treatment of wells producing natural gas and free sulfur because of its dual function in dissolving the sulfur and protecting the well tubulars against corrosion.
- tubulars as used herein include both the well tubing and the well flow line.
- DADS Diaryldisulfide useable in the present invention has the following general formula
- R is an alkyl group or an aromatic group
- R' is an aromatic group.
- the preferred alkyl group contains from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and can be linear or branched.
- the preferred aromatic group for R and R' is a phenyl or substituted phenyl group wherein the substitution is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
- DADS is available as a waste product generated from the caustic wash of sour naphthas in oil refineries.
- DADS is a mixture of compounds having the R--S--S--R' formula, where R in some of the compounds is alkyl and aromatic in others. R' in the mixture of compounds includes unsubstituted and substituted phenyl groups. Most of the DADS compounds are those wherein R and R' are different aromatic groups (e.g., phenyl groups).
- DADS is commercially available from Merichem as a mixture of aryl, alkyl disulfides and diaryldisulfides, and can be produced by methods well known in the art.
- DADS typically is a mixture of the following components:
- Corrosion Inhibitor Film forming inhibitors are a well known class of corrosion inhibitors and operate by forming a barrier on the well tubulars. These inhibitors consist of one or more polar groups based on N,S, or O which are attracted to the metal or metal corrosion by-product surface. Nonpolar alkyl chains attached to the molecule are oleophilic and attract hydrocarbons to form an oily barrier on the metal surface of the well tubulars.
- the preferred film forming inhibitors for use in the present invention are the amine acid or salts and imidazoline derivatives.
- the fatty amine corrosion inhibitors are made by combining fatty amines with various fatty acids such as resin acids, tall oil acids, sulfurized tall oil fatty acids, dimer and trimer acids, naphthenic acids, lauric acids, oleic acids, and the like.
- R is an alkyl group containing from 10 to 20 carbon atoms
- R' is an alkyl group containing from 10 to 40 carbon atoms
- Y is H, C2H4OH, or C2H4NH2
- the formulation may also include solvents such as aromatic solvents and surfactants such as ethoxylated alcohols or ethoxylated alkyl phenols for dispersing the formulation in the produced fluids.
- solvents such as aromatic solvents
- surfactants such as ethoxylated alcohols or ethoxylated alkyl phenols for dispersing the formulation in the produced fluids.
- the formulation will generally include the following package that can be premixed:
- each of the main components of the corrosion inhibitor formulation may be added separately, it is preferred to package them in a single formulation for introduction into the production stream.
- the formulation may be batched into the stream but preferably is introduced continuously into the production stream at a subsurface location or at the surface.
- a conventional "macaroni" string fed by a chemical pump may be used to inject the formulation into the tubulars at a subsurface location.
- a chemical pump may be used to inject the chemical into the flow line.
- the amount of the formulation actives injected will depend on the application. In the preferred application in produced fluids containing free sulfur, the DADS component should be at least 4-5 times (by weight) the amount of free sulfur in the fluid treated. In most application the concentration of the formulation in the produced fluid may range from 200 to 10,000 ppm (vol), preferably 1000 to 5000 ppm. It is also preferred that the volume ratio of DADS to corrosion inhibitor ranges from 20:1 to 1:1 and preferably 10:1 to 2:1 and most preferably 7:1 to 3:1.
- Coupons were cleaned and dipped in the treatment fluid (e.g., DADS and or corrosion inhibitor) for several minutes. The coupons then were dipped in water and placed in Autoclave Engineering stainless steel cells, each containing brine. The cells were pressurized with a charge gas to 1000 psi. The cells were placed in a wheel test cabinet at the test conditions and exposure times. After exposure, the coupons were cleaned and weighed and the corrosion rate (mpy) for each coupon determined.
- the treatment fluid e.g., DADS and or corrosion inhibitor
- test materials and conditions were as follows:
- Tests were carried out to ascertain the corrosion inhibition properties of (a) DADS alone with no elemental sulfur present and (b) DADS alone in the presence of elemental sulfur.
- the test data are showing in Table I.
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R--S--S--R'
______________________________________ COMPONENTS RANGE (wt %) ______________________________________ Alkyl phenyldisulfide 20-30 Diphenyldisulfide 1-5 Phenyltoluyldisulfide 10-15 Toluylethylphenyldisulfide 10-20 Diethylphenyldisulfide 5-15 Naphtha 5-15 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Broad Preferred Most Range Range Preferred (vol %) (vol %) Range ______________________________________ DADS 60-99 75-95 75-93 Film Former 1-40 5-20 5-15 Solvent 0-30 0-5 1-5 Surfactant 0-20 0-5 0.5-3 ______________________________________
______________________________________ Temperature 180 Degrees Fahrenheit Brine 1000 ppm chloride + Sulfur Brine 100% Brine Hydrogen Sulfide 5% of charge gas Carbon Dioxide 65% of charge gas Nitrogen 30% of charge gas Total Pressure 1000 psi at room temperature Fluid Volume 50 cc Agitation Rotation High Pressure Wheel Test Coupon Type 6" × 1/8" Rod 1018 Carbon Steel Run Time 24 Hours ______________________________________
TABLE I ______________________________________ EXP DADS CONC. SULFUR CORROSION NO. (PPM) (WPPM) RATE (MPY) ______________________________________ 1 0 400 225.3 2 1000 400 42.2 3 2000 400 25.8 4 5000 400 15.5 5 0 NONE 122.8 6 1000 NONE 145.7 7 2000 NONE 12.5 8 5000 NONE 4.7 ______________________________________
TABLE II ______________________________________ EXP CI CONC. DADS CORROSION NO. (PPM) (PPM) RATE (MPY) ______________________________________ 9 0 0 196.0 10 1000 0 23.2 11 2000 0 19.1 12 0 5000 11.3 13 1000 5000 10.6 14 2000 5000 8.2 15 0 7000 -- ______________________________________
TABLE III ______________________________________ EXP CI CONC. DADS CORROSION NO. (PPM) (PPM) RATE (MPY) ______________________________________ 16* 0 0 196.0 17 0 7000 12.5 18 1000 6000 6.9 19 2000 5000 6.3 20 3000 4000 6.1 21 4000 3000 6.6 22 5000 2000 7.0 23 6000 1000 8.2 24 7000 0 9.6 ______________________________________ *The blank (Experiment No. 16) was determined in Experiment No. 9.
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R--S--S--R'
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