ANALYSIS OF A CORRODED DESALTER REPAIR (Case of Conocophillips CPF desalter )

Abstract

The quality of the crude oil produced from the wells is considered insufficient for global marketing Therefore, it must pass through processing facilities (CPF) to remove all useless and toxic components and make it a Valuable product During this stage and due to the presence of the harmful elements the processing facilities face several problems, mainly the corrosion. In this study we presented the causes of corrosion in disalter and applied a system to curing the problem, which consist on the secondary prevention method represented by the sacrificial anode system The primary results were positive, as the corrosion rate decreased However, the final results will appear in the next shut down in 03/2022 We also provided some recommendation to avoid such a problem in the future.