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Item No. 21017
Standard
Recommended Practice
Preparation, Installation, Analysis, and Interpretation of
Corrosion Coupons in Oilfield Operations
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Foreword
This standard recommended practice was prepared to encourage the use of uniform and industry-
proven methods to monitor mass-loss and pitting corrosion in oilfield operations. This standard
outlines procedures for preparing, installing, and analyzing metallic corrosion coupons. Factors
considered in the interpretation of results obtained from these corrosion coupons are also included
for the use of oil and service industry personnel.
This standard was originally prepared in 1975 by NACE Task Group T-1C-6, a component of Unit
Committee T-1C on Detection of Corrosion in Oil Field Equipment, to provide procedures for the
preparation, installation, and analysis of corrosion coupons. It was revised by Task Group T-1C-11
in 1986 and by T-1C-23 in 1991. T-1C was combined with Unit Committee T-1D on Corrosion
Monitoring and Control of Corrosion Environments in Petroleum Production Operations, and this
standard was revised by Task Group T-1D-54 in 1999. It was reaffirmed in 2005 by Specific
Technology Group (STG) 31 on Oil and Gas Production—Corrosion and Scale Inhibition. This
standard is issued by NACE International under the auspices of STG 31.
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Standard
Recommended Practice
Preparation, Installation, Analysis, and Interpretation of
Corrosion Coupons in Oilfield Operations
Contents
1. General.......................................................................................................................... 1
2. Processing of Corrosion Coupons ................................................................................ 1
3. Installation of Corrosion Coupons ................................................................................. 5
4. Recording Data on Corrosion Coupon Report ............................................................ 14
5. Interpretation of Corrosion Coupon Data .................................................................... 14
References........................................................................................................................ 15
Appendix A: Typical Corrosion Coupon Report ................................................................ 16
Figure 1: Circular (washer-type) coupon and typical mounting in a ring joint flange. ......... 6
Figure 2: Drill pipe corrosion ring coupon: (a) steel corrosion ring (fabricated in
accordance with API RP 13B-1); (b) steel corrosion ring coupon encapsulated in
plastic; and (c) installed................................................................................................. 7
Figure 3: Flat coupon holder using a 60-mm nominal OD (2-in. NPT) threaded pipe plug..7
Figure 4: Round (rod-type) coupon holder using a 60-mm nominal OD (2-in. NPT)
threaded pipe plug and special insulating disk that can accommodate eight round
(rod-type) coupons. ....................................................................................................... 9
Figure 5: Tool for installing and removing coupons in systems under pressure............... 10
Figure 6: Extractor tool for inserting and removing
coupons in systems under pressure........................................................................... 10
Figure 7: Wire-line-operated tubing stop adapted as downhole coupon holder. .............. 12
Figure 8A: With Low Flowrate (Below Limiting Velocity)................................................... 13
Figure 8B: Low Flow Rate................................................................................................. 13
Figure 8C: Vertical Riser in Gas Line Carrying Small Volume of Water ........................... 13
Table 1: Density of Metals .................................................................................................. 4
Table 2: Qualitative Categorization of Carbon Steel Corrosion Rates for Oil Production
Systems....................................................................................................................... 15
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Section 1: General
1.1 This standard is presented for the use of corrosion installed in pairs for simultaneous removal and average
coupons in oilfield drilling, production, and transportation mass-loss determination. Coupons may be used alone but
operations. Oilfield operations include oil-, water-, and gas- they should be used in conjunction with other monitoring
handling systems, and drilling fluids. (When used in this methods such as test nipples, hydrogen probes, galvanic
standard, system denotes a functional unit such as a probes, polarization instruments, resistance-type corrosion
producing well; flowline and tank battery; water, oil, or gas monitors, chemical analysis of process streams and
collection facility; water or gas injection facility; or a gas nondestructive metal thickness measurements, caliper
dehydration or sweetening unit.) Corrosion coupon testing surveys, and corrosion failure records.
consists of the exposure of a small specimen of metal (the
coupon) to an environment of interest for a period of time to 1.4 Corrosion coupons used as recommended in this
determine the reaction of the metal to the environment. standard measure the total metal loss during the exposure
Corrosion coupons are used to evaluate corrosiveness of period. They show corrosion that has already occurred. A
various systems, to monitor the effectiveness of corrosion- single coupon cannot be used to determine whether the
mitigation programs, and to evaluate the suitability of rate of metal loss was uniform or varying during the
different metals for specific systems and environments. exposure period. Information on the change in corrosion
The coupons may be installed in the system itself or in a rate can be obtained by installing several coupons at one
special test loop or apparatus. Corrosion rates shown by time and removing and evaluating individual coupons at
coupons and most other corrosion-monitoring devices specific short-term intervals. Other monitoring methods
seldom duplicate the actual rate of corrosion on the system mentioned in Paragraph 1.3 can be used to provide more
piping and vessels. Accurate system corrosion rates can accurate information on short-term rates of corrosion. Data
be determined by nondestructive measurement methods or provided by corrosion coupons can provide excellent
failure frequency curves. Data furnished by corrosion backup for “event-indicating” corrosion-monitoring
coupons and other types of monitors must be related to instruments.
system requirements. High corrosion rates on coupons
may be used to verify the need for corrective action. If a 1.5 In addition to mass loss, important factors to consider
corrosion-mitigation program is initiated and subsequent in the analysis and interpretation of coupon data include
coupon data indicate that corrosion has been reduced, the location, time onstream, measured pit depth, surface profile
information can be used to approximate the effectiveness of (blistering, erosion), corrosion product and/or scale
the mitigation program. This standard does not contain composition, and operating factors (e.g., downtime, system
information on monitoring for intergranular corrosion, stress flow velocities, upsets, or inhibition).
corrosion cracking (SCC), or sulfide stress cracking (SSC).
1,2
The latter aspects are discussed elsewhere. 1.6 Coupon corrosion rates in one system should not be
compared directly with those in other unrelated systems.
1.2 This standard describes preparation and handling However, corrosion rates in similar systems (e.g., two
techniques for metal coupons prior to and following systems handling identical environments) often correlate.
exposure. Corrosion rate calculations and a typical form for Additional information can be obtained within a system by
recording data are also included. varying one exposure parameter at a time (e.g., location or
duration of exposure). For example, corrosion rates can be
1.3 Coupon size, metal composition, surface condition, and affected by changes in fluid velocity within a system.
coupon holders may vary according to the test system Corrosion rates can vary dramatically upstream and
design or the user’s requirements. Coupons are often downstream from the point of entry of a corrodent, such as
oxygen.
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Section 2: Processing of Corrosion Coupons
2.1 Coupon Preparation. The following procedure should 2.1.2 Etch or stamp a permanent serial number on the
be used to prepare coupons for corrosion testing. Coupons coupon. It is possible for a coupon or holder to
should be new; do not reuse coupons after exposure and undergo SCC if the conditions in Paragraphs 2.1.2.1
analysis. and 2.1.2.2 are met:
2.1.1 Choose a method of coupon preparation that 2.1.2.1 Exposure to an environment capable of
does not alter the metallurgical properties of the metal. cracking the alloy used for the coupon or holder.
Grinding operations must be controlled to avoid high
surface temperatures that could change the 2.1.2.2 Stress sufficiently high to cause cracking.
microstructure of the coupon. Such stress can result from a combination of
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