Developing corrosion inhibitors for downhole conditions

该项目旨在开发一种可在井下环境中使用的缓蚀剂，以取代**现有产品。这种新型缓蚀剂将克服高压和高含油率带来的挑战。据估计，2015年美国每年因腐蚀造成的总成本超过1万亿美元。石油和天然气的生产和运输作业使用了大量的钢材，包括管子、油管、套管和其他易受腐蚀的部件。保护金属免受腐蚀的主要方法之一是使用缓蚀剂，以减少金属与腐蚀性环境的破坏性反应。Camber Resources Services(Camber)与Sterling Chemical(Sterling)和Camber**Technology Corporation(CTC)一起，共同为石油和天然气行业提供专业化学和技术服务。Sterling是特种化学品解决方案的直销商，CTC通过**提供产品开发、工程和分析服务为Sterling提供支持。Camber的缓蚀剂产品**经过评估，在常压和纯盐水**条件下表现出良好的缓蚀性能。然而，根据现场观察，Camber公司目前的缓蚀剂在高压和高含油条件下的性能下降。这项拟议的工作将由艾伯塔大学(UA)和埃德蒙顿的Camber Technology Corporation联合**进行调查，以评估和开发一种可在加拿大西部井下条件下使用的**缓蚀剂产品。将招募一名合作社**学生从事这项为期6个月的工作。预计这一**合作项目的成果将极大地增强Camber产品在市场上的竞争力，潜在**创造更多就业机会，从而为加拿大整体经济**创造长期利益。

This project is aimed to develop a corrosion inhibitor that can be utilized in downhole environment to replace**the current product. The new corrosion inhibitor will overcome the challenge from both high pressure and high**oil cut. The total annual cost of corrosion was estimated to be over $ 1 trillion for the U.S. in 2015. Oil and gas**production and transportation operations utilized a tremendous amount of steel in the form of pipes, tubing,**casing, and other parts which are susceptible to corrosion. One of the major methods of protecting the metal**from corrosion is to apply corrosion inhibitors to decrease destructive reaction of the metal with corrosive**environment. Camber Resource Services (Camber), together with Sterling Chemicals (Sterling) and Camber**Technology Corporation (CTC) are, collectively, specialty chemical and technical service providers to the oil**and gas industry. Sterling is a direct seller of specialty chemical solutions and CTC supports Sterling by**providing product development, engineering and analytical services. Camber's corrosion inhibitor products**have been evaluated and showed excellent corrosion inhibition in atmospheric pressure and pure brine**condition. However, the performance of Camber's current corrosion inhibitors decreased under high pressure**and high oil cut conditions based on the observation from field. This proposed work will be jointly investigated**by University of Alberta (UA) and Camber Technology Corporation), Edmonton, to evaluate and develop a**corrosion inhibitor product that can be used under downhole condition applied in Western Canada. One co-op**student will be recruited to perform the work for a period of 6 month. It is anticipated that the outputs of this**collaborative project will greatly enhance the competitiveness of Camber's products in market place, potentially**generating more employment opportunities and therefore, creating long lasting benefit to Canadian economy in**general.