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EXTENSION OF GAS COMPRESSION
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CAPACITY AT BLOCK 09-1. INSTALL TRAIN
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MKS MODIFICATION Rev. No A
DESIGN REPORT FOR INTERNAL
CORROSION MONITORING SYSTEM Page 3 of 16
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
The gas compression platform MKS was built in 1996. It is located next the oil production
platform MSP4 at White Tiger Oil Field of the Block 09-1, approximately 145 km South-
East of Vung Tau City, offshore of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The MKS and MSP4
platforms are connected via linking bridge. There are 04 high pressure gas compression
modules (BM100, BM200, BM300, BM400) operating on the MKS platform with 315
MSCMD each day.
In order to increase gas compression capacity at block 09-1 Vietsovpetro is developing the
project “Extension of gas compression capacity at block 09-1. Install Train A on MKS”.
Project scope of work includes:
- Installation a new high pressure gas compression module Train A with capacity 1.7
MMSCMD on the MKS platform;
- Modification of structure, process and utility systems on the MKS and MSP4 platforms
to support for installation and operation of the Train A.
Before installation of Train A on the MKS platform, two existing gas compression modules
(BM300 and BM400) shall be removed. Removing of these two existing gas compression
modules is not in scope of the project “Extension of gas compression capacity at block 09-
1. Install Train A on MKS”.
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Corrosion monitoring is the practice carried out to assess and predict the corrosion
behavior in operational technological system and equipment. Some of the objectives of
corrosion monitoring are:
- To provide information on the state of operational equipment, technological pipes
with the intention of avoiding unplanned shut-downs, occurring due to unforeseen
deterioration of the technological system and equipment.
- To provide information on the interrelation between corrosion processes and
operating variables to allow more efficient use of the technological system and
equipment.
- To provide information that may be used to prevent safety failures and potential
disasters.
The internal corrosion is a degradation process of the metals caused by many reasons.
It is an insidious process and difficult to recognize until occur the failure of the
materials. To ensure the integrity of technology systems, it is necessary to design a
system of internal corrosion monitoring in order to detect risks early to plan repair
replacement.
Corrosion monitoring is indispensable and importance process in order to decrease the
risk and failures due to corrosion of the technical piping system on the train A and
topside MKS platform.
4.0 INTRODUCE INTERNAL MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES
In general, to monitor the internal corrosion the oil and gas facilities there are two
commonly techniques applied as following:
- Weight Loss Coupon.
- Electrical Resistance probes (ER).
It is true to say that these techniques have existed for a long time and these
techniques have now become a cornerstone of industrial corrosion monitoring
because:
- The techniques are easy to implement.
- Equipment reliability has been demonstrated over significant periods in the field.
- Results are easy to interpret.
- Measurements can be made in-line using portable instrumentation which intrinsically
safe.
4.1 Weight loss coupon technology
The Weight Loss technique is the best known and simplest of all corrosion monitoring
techniques. The method involves exposing a specimen of material (the coupon) to a
process environment for a given duration, then retrieving the specimen (coupon) for
analysis. The basic measurement which is made using coupons is weight loss, the
weight loss arising over duration of exposure being equivalent to the corrosion rate.
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The simplicity of the measurement offered by the corrosion coupon is such that the
coupon technique forms the baseline method of measurement in many corrosion
monitoring programs.
The technique is extremely versatile, since weight loss coupons can be fabricated from
any commercially available alloy.
Advantages of weight loss coupons are that:
- The technique is applicable to all environments: gases, liquids, solids/particulate
flow.
- Visual inspection can be readily made.
- Corrosion deposits can be observed and analyzed.
- Weight loss can be readily determined and corrosion rate easily calculated;
- Localized corrosion can be identified and measured.
- Inhibitor performance can be easily assessed.
In a typical monitoring program, coupons are exposed for a specified duration before
being removed for a laboratory analysis. The weight loss resulting from any single
coupon exposure yields the "average" value of corrosion occurring during that
exposure.
The disadvantage of the coupon technique is that, if a corrosion upset occurs during
the period of exposure, the coupon alone will not be able to identify the time of
occurrence of the upset, and depending upon the peak value of the upset and its
duration, may not even register a statistically significant increased weight loss.
Therefore, coupon monitoring is most useful in environments where corrosion rates do
not significantly change over long time periods. However, they can provide a useful
correlation with other techniques such as ER and LPR measurements.
4.2 Electrical resistance (ER)
This technique is based on the change in resistance of a corroding metal element
exposed to the corrosive environment.
Unlike LPR technology, the ER readings increase over the exposure time of the
element, until the circuit is broken.
The ER technique measures the change in Ohmic resistance of a corroding metal
element exposed to the process stream. The action of corrosion on the surface of the
element produces a decrease in its cross-sectional area with a corresponding increase
in its electrical resistance. The increase in resistance can be related directly to metal
loss and the metal loss as a function of time is by definition the corrosion rate.
Although still a time averaged technique, the response time for ER monitoring is far
shorter than that for weight loss coupons. The graph below shows typical response
times.
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The resistance of the element is measured using a Wheatstone Bridge circuit, and is
plotted on a graph. A simple formula converts a pair of readings, over a time interval, to
MPY corrosion rate.
Also unlike LPR technology, where the readings in MPY tends to accord (especially at
low corrosion rates) with averaged corrosion rates based on weight loss. ER readings
give a better correlation with maximum pit depth, as the resistance of a wire depends
on the minimum cross-sectional area along the wire.
Strip elements can be mounted flush with the pipe surface, simulating the flow
conditions across the pipe surface, and the conditions of deposit formation in the
system. Elements can be left installed indefinitely, to measure extremely low corrosion
rates, and readings are not affected in the same way as LPR probes, by deposit build
up on the metal surface.
ER probes have all the advantages of coupons, plus:
- They are applicable to all working environments gases, liquids, solids, particulate
flows.
- Direct corrosion rates can be obtained.
- Probe remains installed in-line until operational life has been exhausted.
- They respond quickly to corrosion upsets and they can be used to trigger an alarm.
ER technology is applicable to systems without a continuous water phase, poorly
conductive environments.
4.3 Application of corrosion monitoring techniques
In all cases, it should be recognized that corrosion monitoring techniques provide
qualitative data. This qualitative data should be correlated with qualitative data arising
from activities of direct corrosion measurement such as thickness gauging.
In any corrosion monitoring system, it is common to find several of techniques
combined to form a wide base for data gathering. The exact techniques which can be
used depend on the actual process fluid. Corrosion coupons can be used in all
environments, solid, liquid, and gaseous process streams, the same is true for ER
probes. The electrochemical techniques are only applicable to gaseous, electrolytic
environments.
5.0 PROPOSED CORROSION MONITORING SYSTEM
Based on specification of techniques for internal corrosion monitoring that has been
analyzed above, the Electrical Resistance technique combined with corrosion coupon
method is recommended to monitor the internal corrosion for production piping system
on the train A and topside of MKS platform.
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Flush Probe
Wire loop elements are the most common element available. Wire loop probes have
high sensitivity and low susceptibility to system noise. In general, Wire loop elements
can work in high pressure, high temperature environments.
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Tube loop elements are recommended where high sensitivity is required to rapidly
detect low corrosion rates.
Flush mount elements are designed to be mounted flush with the vessel or pipeline
wall. This element is very effective at simulating the true corrosion condition along the
interior surface of vessel or pipeline.
Selection of the most suitable element type and specially the correct probe sensitivity
is important to obtain good quality corrosion data. Based on analysis of characters of
each element probe type, in general, flush element type is available where it is
particularly necessary to monitor localized wall effects. Thus, Corrosion Probes with
the flush trip element are recommended to monitor the internal corrosion of piping
system of train A and MKS platform.
The corrosion probes should be installed through high pressure access fitting
assembly to the pipe.
5.2 Corrosion coupons
The multi disc coupon is recommended for this monitoring system due to ability to work
in pressured environment as well as its convenience.
5.3 Configuration of Electrical Resistance probe
The basic configuration of Electrical Resistance Probe includes as followings:
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After installation, all information on corrosion coupon and probes shall be recorded to
forms in appendix.
7.3 Monitoring plan
For the corrosion probe
There are two methods for corrosion monitoring including:
- Online monitoring: this method the corrosion data from Corrosion data logger is
transferred continuously to the SCADA system. By this way, information about
corrosion action of system is monitored all time.
- Periodic monitoring: for specified time, the operators will gather the corrosion data
from corrosion data unit through a suitable data collector; this data will transfer to
computer by the specialized software to evaluate corrosion data.
For the corrosion coupon
For the corrosion coupon, period for 1 time of collection corrosion data should be every
6 months to 12 months.
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8.0 APPENDIX
8.1 Sampled form for corrosion coupon installation
General Information Coupon Information Installation
Serial
No Location Pipe Part No. Model Material Working Initial
Line No.
P&ID TagName of material of of of area Date Weight
No. of
coupons grade coupons coupons coupons (g)
coupons
01
02
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