Production of oil and gas in the Brazilian pre-salt will face several technical challenges. One of them that is a major concern is the presence of CO2 in high concentrations. Indeed, since the local regulatory agency requires increasingly stricter recommendations, it seems unlikely the possibility of simply release CO2 in the atmosphere. Besides that, as it happens since the 1970’s in USA, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) using CO2 might be a great opportunity and has to be considered. If that is the case, as soon as CO2 is separated from the oil in the top side, it has to be pressurized and transported through pipelines into the reservoir. The material of choice for that pipeline would be API 5L X65 since it is widely used and most available. The working pressure can reach up to 500 bar or more and it is an important issue to consider the fact that a suddenly depressurization due to a crack in the pipeline or a failure in a fastener or flange can promote a local abrupt decrease in temperature down to −60°C or even lower. That concern in addition to the fact that cathodic protection has to be used in the pipeline for corrosion control has the potential to produce embrittlement due to a combination of low temperature and hydrogen charging and ultimately lead to a catastrophic failure. The use of nickel to improve steel toughness has been used extensively and some grades or classes of nickel containing steels have been created for special applications. The aim of this work is to evaluate whether a nickel containing steel would be a more suitable material to manufacture high pressure CO2 transporting pipelines, taking in account a possible leak and the corresponding effect of a local and abrupt drop in temperature on the fracture toughness of the material. The effect of hydrogen due to cathodic protection on fracture toughness is also evaluated. The results indicated that under the experimental conditions and materials examined here the 9%wt nickel steel is not sensitive to low temperature and hydrogen, practically maintaining its original fracture toughness.
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ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
June 8–13, 2014
San Francisco, California, USA
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- Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division
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Lorenzo Marzari Félix,
Lorenzo Marzari Félix
LAMEF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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José Eduardo Ferreira da Fonseca,
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LAMEF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Marcelo Favaro Borges,
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Jefferson Haag,
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LAMEF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Giovanni Dalpiaz
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PETROBRAS, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Lorenzo Marzari Félix
LAMEF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
José Eduardo Ferreira da Fonseca
LAMEF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Carlos Fortis Kwietniewski
LAMEF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Marcelo Favaro Borges
LAMEF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Jefferson Haag
LAMEF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Giovanni Dalpiaz
PETROBRAS, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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OMAE2014-23274, V005T03A007; 7 pages
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October 1, 2014
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Félix, LM, da Fonseca, JEF, Kwietniewski, CF, Borges, MF, Haag, J, & Dalpiaz, G. "The Effect of Nickel on Fracture Toughness at Low Temperature for Hydrogen Pre-Charged Steel Samples." Proceedings of the ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 5: Materials Technology; Petroleum Technology. San Francisco, California, USA. June 8–13, 2014. V005T03A007. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2014-23274
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