The effects of Cl- and Ca2+ on corrosion and scale formation of 3Cr steel in CO2 flooding produced fluid

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2025.02.036

中国化学工程学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 85 ›› Issue (9): 355-366.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2025.02.036

The effects of Cl^- and Ca²⁺ on corrosion and scale formation of 3Cr steel in CO₂ flooding produced fluid

Haifu Yuan¹, Dezhi Zeng¹, Jie Li², Zhendong Liu¹, Xi Wang¹, Chengxiu Yu¹, Yonggang Yi², Baojun Dong^1,3,4

1. State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China;
2. Engineering Technology Research Institute, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, China;
3. China University of Petroleum-Beijing at Karamay, Karamay 834000, China;
4. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Multi-medium Pipeline Safety Transportation, Urumqi 830000, China

收稿日期:2024-10-21 修回日期:2024-12-26 接受日期:2025-02-19 出版日期:2025-09-28 发布日期:2025-05-15
通讯作者: Dezhi Zeng,E-mail:zengdezhiswpu@163.com
基金资助:
The authors acknowledge the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51774249) and the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (21JCQN0066).

The effects of Cl^- and Ca²⁺ on corrosion and scale formation of 3Cr steel in CO₂ flooding produced fluid

Haifu Yuan¹, Dezhi Zeng¹, Jie Li², Zhendong Liu¹, Xi Wang¹, Chengxiu Yu¹, Yonggang Yi², Baojun Dong^1,3,4

1. State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China;
2. Engineering Technology Research Institute, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, China;
3. China University of Petroleum-Beijing at Karamay, Karamay 834000, China;
4. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Multi-medium Pipeline Safety Transportation, Urumqi 830000, China

Received:2024-10-21 Revised:2024-12-26 Accepted:2025-02-19 Online:2025-09-28 Published:2025-05-15
Contact: Dezhi Zeng,E-mail:zengdezhiswpu@163.com
Supported by:
The authors acknowledge the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51774249) and the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (21JCQN0066).

摘要/Abstract

摘要： To elucidate the effects of Cl^- and Ca²⁺ on the corrosion and scale formation of 3Cr steel in CO₂ flooding-produced fluid, corrosion weight loss experiments, and titration experiments were conducted. The resulting products were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). This study examined the corrosion and scaling behavior of 3Cr steel under the influence of Cl^- and Ca²⁺. The results indicate that both Cl^- and Ca²⁺ promote the corrosion of 3Cr steel. Notably, Cl^- diminishes the promoting effect of Ca²⁺ on corrosion and inhibits scaling, revealing a mutual enhancement between corrosion and scaling. The mechanisms of localized corrosion under varying concentrations of Cl^- and Ca²⁺ differ; under-scale corrosion occurs in environments with 5000 mg·L^-1 Cl^-, while Cl^-induced corrosion is observed in 20000 mg·L^-1 Cl^- environments. This study highlights that under the synergistic effects of Cl^-, Ca²⁺, and scaling processes, the protective product film dissolves, thereby influencing both corrosion and scaling processes.

关键词: 3Cr steel, Cl^-, Ca²⁺, Corrosion and scaling, Synergistic effect

Abstract: To elucidate the effects of Cl^- and Ca²⁺ on the corrosion and scale formation of 3Cr steel in CO₂ flooding-produced fluid, corrosion weight loss experiments, and titration experiments were conducted. The resulting products were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). This study examined the corrosion and scaling behavior of 3Cr steel under the influence of Cl^- and Ca²⁺. The results indicate that both Cl^- and Ca²⁺ promote the corrosion of 3Cr steel. Notably, Cl^- diminishes the promoting effect of Ca²⁺ on corrosion and inhibits scaling, revealing a mutual enhancement between corrosion and scaling. The mechanisms of localized corrosion under varying concentrations of Cl^- and Ca²⁺ differ; under-scale corrosion occurs in environments with 5000 mg·L^-1 Cl^-, while Cl^-induced corrosion is observed in 20000 mg·L^-1 Cl^- environments. This study highlights that under the synergistic effects of Cl^-, Ca²⁺, and scaling processes, the protective product film dissolves, thereby influencing both corrosion and scaling processes.

Key words: 3Cr steel, Cl^-, Ca²⁺, Corrosion and scaling, Synergistic effect

Haifu Yuan, Dezhi Zeng, Jie Li, Zhendong Liu, Xi Wang, Chengxiu Yu, Yonggang Yi, Baojun Dong. The effects of Cl^- and Ca²⁺ on corrosion and scale formation of 3Cr steel in CO₂ flooding produced fluid[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2025, 85(9): 355-366.

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