The paper presents a new technology for the oil and gas industry for azimuthal electromagnetic scanning of the first tubular wall defects, the basis of which is a small-sized sector scanning tool that measures the pipe wall thickness. The paper presents the results of laboratoryand well tests, as well as the early field surveys using this technology. These constitute thebasis on which the actual sensitivity of the technology and its prospects in diagnosing well integrity are determined.

Keywords:
pipeline corrosion, completion installation and operations, corrosion inhibition, oilfield chemistry, materials and corrosion, well integrity, corrosion management, simulator, subsurface corrosion, upstream oil & gas
Subjects:
Casing and Cementing, Production Chemistry, Metallurgy and Biology, Pipelines, Flowlines and Risers, Casing design, Perforating, Materials and corrosion, Completion Installation and Operations, Well Integrity, Subsurface corrosion (tubing, casing, completion equipment, conductor), Corrosion inhibition and management (including H2S and CO2)
Copyright 2021, Society of Petroleum Engineers
You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.