DECREASING THE PROBABILITY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ARISING FROM CORROSION WEARING OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT

Abstract

Background Improving the technological processes safety at oil and gas industry facilities continues to be an urgent problem, since corrosive media use, operation of equipment under high pressure, high or cryogenic temperatures can lead to major accidents and loss of life. The corrosion danger degree is determined by the its development rate; because of this destructive process, up to 10 % of the metal is annually lost. According to statistics of industrial accidents in the oil and gas complex for 2010-2018, corrosivity is one of the main causes of equipment damage, causing disruptions in the process operation, accompanied by the expiration of the process environment due to depressurization and spillage fire in an ignition source presence. Aims and Objectives Based on the analysis of corrosion control methods used in the oil and gas industry, to propose the most effective. Results Based on the analysis performed, the use of corrosion rate sensors was proposed for corrosion protection of process equipment at the same time using conventional methods. The effectiveness of corrosion rate sensors is justified by the fact that these are non-destructive testing devices, their operation does not require stopping of the working process and equipment decommissioning.