Mitigating microbiologically influenced corrosion of an oilfield biofilm consortium on carbon steel in enriched hydrotest fluid using 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) enhanced by a 14-mer peptide

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2020.02.087
• Publication Date: 2020-06-03T15:42:44Z
• Authors: Di Wang; Mahmoud Ramadan; Sith Kumseranee; Suchada Punpruk; Tingyue Gu
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 6. Clean water

Abstract In the oil and gas industry, microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a major threat to hydrotest, a procedure which is required to certify whether a pipeline can be commissioned. Seawater is frequently used as a hydrotest fluid. In this biofilm prevention lab study, an oilfield biofilm consortium was grown in an enriched artificial seawater anaerobically at 37 °C for 60 days. The combination of 100 ppm (w/w) 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) + 100 nM (180 ppb) Peptide A (a biofilm dispersal agent) led to extra SRB (sulfate reducing bacteria), APB (acid producing bacteria) and GHB (general heterotrophic bacteria) sessile cell count reductions of 0.9-log, 0.8-log and 0.6-log, respectively, compared with the outcome obtained by using 100 ppm DBNPA only. The Peptide A enhancement also led to extra reductions of 44 % in weight loss, 43 % in maximum pit depth, and 54 % in corrosion current density.