ABSTRACT
Microorganisms are ubiquitously present in petroleum reservoirs and the facilities that produce them. Pipelines, vessels, and other equipment used in upstream oil and gas operations provide a vast and predominantly anoxic environment for microorganisms to thrive. The biggest technical challenge resulting from microbial activity in these engineered environments is the impact on materials integrity. Oilfield microorganisms can affect materials integrity profoundly through a multitude of elusive (bio)chemical mechanisms, collectively referred to as microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). MIC is estimated to account for 20 to 30% of all corrosion-related costs in the oil and gas industry.
This book is intended as a comprehensive reference for integrity engineers, production chemists, oilfield microbiologists, and scientists working in the field of petroleum microbiology or corrosion. Exhaustively researched by leaders from both industry and academia, this book discusses the latest technological and scientific advances as well as relevant case studies to convey to readers an understanding of MIC and its effective management.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|56 pages
Materials and Corrosion in Oil and Gas Production
section II|81 pages
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Fundamentals: Microorganisms and Mechanisms
section III|167 pages
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Management
chapter 10|15 pages
Quantification of Sulfate-Reducing Microorganisms by Quantitative PCR
chapter 13|12 pages
MIC Monitoring
section IV|210 pages
Field Cases and Laboratory Studies