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SUMMARY:ICorr London Branch - In-person Technical Presentation
DESCRIPTION:In-person Technical Presentation \nAli Morshed : “Why Effective MIC Control is Still a Major Challenge in the Industry” \nLancaster Hall hotel\, Bayswater\, London\, 6.30pm.  Refreshments and networking 7.30-9.00pm \nAbstract:          \nMicrobiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) still remains as a major integrity threat and cause of failure for many upstream\, midstream and downstream\, oil and gas assets – in spite of the continuous technological advances in the areas of oilfield microbiology\, metallurgy and chemicals. \nMIC can be defined as corrosion influenced by the presence\, or activity\, of microorganisms. Such microorganisms can cause corrosion problems for various oil and gas assets either directly or indirectly. The corrosion damage inflicted by them is considered direct when they create or further increase the environment’s corrosivity (e.g.\, by acid production through their metabolism). The damage is considered indirect when they attack\, deteriorate or weaken\, a corrosion control measure already in place\, thus further promoting corrosion. Such affected corrosion control measures include surface coatings and some corrosion control chemicals such as certain types of oxygen scavengers. \nLocations or systems most susceptible to bacterial contamination and MIC include\, but are not limited to: \n\nSea water injection\nFire water\nDrains\nCooling water\nSand wash water (where treated sea water is used to wash the sand accumulated in various pressure vessels)\nWater displacement systems (where treated sea water is used to empty a product storage tank)\nWet product transfer pipelines\nWet product storage tanks\n\nThe important caveat regarding MIC is that prevention is always better than cure\, because microbial control once lost\, may take years to restore\, if at all! \nExtensive field experience from both the UK’s North Sea sector and the Persian Gulf region indicates that the main root cause of the encountered MIC leaks\, failures\, and issues\, has been either the total lack\, of or inadequate\, knowledge and expertise in relation to bacterial and MIC basics and fundamentals among the pertinent personnel. \nMore precisely\, MIC incompetency has been the main culprit behind the encountered MIC leaks and failures. In general\, the observed MIC incompetency can be divided into the following four subject areas: \n\nBacterial nourishment and growth conditions\nBacterial and MIC monitoring\nBacterial and MIC assessment\nBacterial and MIC control\n\nThe last three items\, when are incorporated with each other comprise the overall bacterial and MIC mitigation process\, as was mentioned earlier. \nSimultaneously\, it has also been observed that oil and gas assets which successfully managed and controlled the MIC integrity threat were the ones whose relevant personnel possessed adequate MIC competency\, mainly due to MIC training they had received. \nWhile MIC incompetency remains the main root cause of bacterial and MIC problems\, timely\, practical\, and adequate MIC training is regarded as the main solution and way forward for tackling the existing MIC issues for the oil and gas assets concerned.
URL:https://www.icorr.org/event/icorr-london-branch-in-person-technical-presentation/
LOCATION:Lancaster hall Hotel\, 35 Craven Terrace\, London W2 3EL\, 35 Craven Terrace\, London\, W2 3EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:London Branch
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