Flow enhanced corrosion of water injection pipelines

A pipe spool from the subsea water injection piping network for oil operations at Eastern Desert was retrieved and internal corrosion and grooving were observed at the 6 O’clock position, in one section of the pipe, and not in the other. Two cuts from the sited piping were received for analysis to establish an overview of whether the failure is related to materials aspects or operating conditions. Results of visual inspection, chemical analysis,...