Drilling Pipe Corrosion Reduction Using Natural, Biodegradable, and Environmentally Friendly Additive to the Drilling Fluid

Pshtiwan T. Jaf; Jafar A. Ali; Ayad A. A. Razzaq

doi:10.14500/aro.11148

Pshtiwan T. Jaf Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5478-0338
Jafar A. Ali Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6410-5491
Ayad A. A. Razzaq Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad – F.R. Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-9337

Keywords: Corrosion, Drilling fluid, Drilling pipe, pH, Prosopis farcta

Abstract

Corrosion is one of the disasters attacking the drilling tools, particularly the drill pipes. Drilling fluid is the corrosive that increase the rate of corrosion in the pipes. In this study, it is intended to reduce the corrosivity of drilling fluid using a Prosopis farcta powder material. A natural, biodegradable, and environmentally friendly additive is added to the fluid in different particle sizes and amounts to obtain the lowest corrosion rate. Experiments are conducted in a well-like environment (high pressure high temperature filter press) over a wide range of parameters including pressure, temperature, and properties of the drilling fluid under dynamic conditions. The aim is to eliminate or reduce the corrosivity of the mud as well as to control the losses. The results showed a lower corrosion rate, 0.0029 mm/year, using P. farcta material in comparison with those obtained by researchers in the previous studies.

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Author Biographies

Pshtiwan T. Jaf, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq

Pshtiwan T. Jaf is a Lecturer at the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University. He got the B.Sc. degree in Petroleum Engineering, the M.Sc. degree in Petroleum Engineering and he is a Ph.D. student in Oil and Gas Engineering. His research interests are in drilling Engineering, Drilling Fluids and Drilling
Problems. Mr. Pshtiwan is a member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Kurdistan Engineers Union (KEU).

Jafar A. Ali, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq

Jafar A. Ali is an Assustant Professor at the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University. He got the B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering, the M.Sc. degree in Engineering Design and Management and the Ph.D. degree in ThermoFluid. His research interests are in Pipeline and Flaring. Dr. Jafar is a member of a Kurdistan Engineers Union, Iraqi Engineers union and Institute of Mechanical Engineers IMechE UK.

Ayad A. A. Razzaq, Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad – F.R. Iraq

Ayad A. A. Razzaq is a Professor at the Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad. He got the B.Sc. degree in Petroleum Engineering, the M.Sc. degree in Petroleum Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Petroleum Engineering. His research interests are in drilling oil Wells and pollution of drilling Sites. Dr. Ayad is a member of a number of committees in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Ministry of Planning.

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