Why Equipment Corrodes in Oil & Gas Facilities
1-Day Course
The intended audience is:
Maintenance & Field Personnel
Reliability & Integrity Engineers
Operations & Production Teams
Inspection & Integrity Management Staff
Engineers Responsible for Equipment Performance
This course provides a practical, field-focused understanding of corrosion in oil and gas facilities. Using real-world failure examples, inspection photographs, and applied engineering concepts, participants will learn how corrosion develops, how to recognize early warning signs, and how to prevent failures before they occur.
PE Credits: 8
Course Outline
Fundamentals of Corrosion in Oil & Gas Systems
Basic corrosion principles and electrochemical drivers
Why corrosion occurs in production environments
The Most Common Field Corrosion Mechanisms
Overview of the key mechanisms encountered in pipelines and facilities
How to recognize each mechanism based on damage morphology
Environmental Drivers of Corrosion
Effects of temperature, flow, water chemistry, and contaminants
How operating conditions influence corrosion rates
Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
Why CUI occurs and where it is most likely to develop
Inspection challenges and failure examples
Galvanic Corrosion in Equipment
Dissimilar metals and electrochemical potential differences
Real-world examples of accelerated damage
Hydrogen Damage Mechanisms
Hydrogen embrittlement, blistering, and cracking
Conditions that promote hydrogen-related failures
Under-Deposit Corrosion
Role of deposits in creating localized corrosion environments
Common field scenarios and warning signs
Erosion–Corrosion in Flow Systems
Interaction between fluid flow and material degradation
High-risk areas in production systems
Corrosion Monitoring & Control
Overview of monitoring techniques and inspection methods
Practical mitigation strategies used in the field
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