| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Frontiers of Materials Award Symposium: Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion - How Organisms Accelerate Materials Degradation
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| Presentation Title |
Microbial Communities and Corrosion Across Oil and Gas Systems – Similarities and Differences |
| Author(s) |
Lisa Gieg |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Lisa Gieg |
| Abstract Scope |
The degradation of metal infrastructure in the oil and gas industry due to the action of microorganisms represents a substantial corrosion mechanism that must be monitored and mitigated. Such microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is often due to the action of sulfide-producing microorganisms, although many other types of microorganisms may also be involved in metal corrosion. Further, different types of microorganisms and metabolisms may be responsible for MIC in different locations within oil and gas systems. Hundreds of samples collected from locations such as crude oil reservoirs, offshore platforms, and crude oil transporting pipelines were evaluated for their microbial compositions and microbial corrosivity in order to determine the types of microorganisms that may lead to MIC under different physiochemical conditions. This talk will highlight similarities and differences in the types of microorganisms that may play an important role in the MIC of metal infrastructure across different locations within oil and gas operations. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |