Oilfield piping must handle mixtures containing many fluids which are highly corrosive to metals. Salt water, sour crude, hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide are only a few of the corrosives which are handled continuously on a large scale in oilfields throughout the wold. This paper presents a 30 year history of the use of fiberglass piping systems to manage corrosion problems in oil production piping, and speculates about future uses of fiberglass piping in the oilfields. A description of the problems encountered during the introduction of this type of pipe to the oilfields is given, and the evolution of early oilfield fiberglass piping systems is described. Improvements in fiberglass piping during the period of recent oilfield growth are reported, and the contributions of fiberglass pipe in the field of corrosion control during this period of growth are discussed. A representative list of significant uses of fiberglass pipe in oilfield applications today is presented, and predictions about the future of fiberglass tubular products in oilfield corrosion applications are made.

Subject
Water, Piping, Manufacturing, Salts, Glass, Industries, Installation, Joints, Tubing, Fiberglass, Oilfields, Steel, Oil
Keywords:
Fiberglass, History, Oilfield, Pipe, Oil, FRP, GRP, Plastics, Thermosets, Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics
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1995
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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