Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is an essential part of the global energy transition and Tenaris is developing and enhancing its product portfolio to best serve this growing segment. During the recent CCUS 2022 Conference organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen, current CCUS projects, case studies, technical initiatives, operating practices were shared and discussed among energy professionals.
Within the technical panel session dedicated to wells, Massimo Lanna, Tenaris Technical Sales Regional Director for Europe, CIS and Sub-Saharan Africa, presented the results of a testing program consisting of numerical analysis and full-scale tests on gas-tight premium connections with a specific focus on performances in sub-zero environment.
'As there were no set of protocols in the literature to qualify connections for CO2 injection wells, Tenaris worked together with a major operator on developing a testing protocol specific for CCS wells,' explained Lanna. At Tenaris's R&D full-scale lab in Argentina, TenarisHydril Blue Dopeless premium connection in martensitic stainless steel (13 Chrome material) were tested under extreme low temperatures, in order to reproduce the conditions generated when injecting CO2 into depleted reservoirs.
'The testing, performed at -35* Celsius, demonstrated that TenarisHydril Blue connection maintain gas sealability even under extra low temperatures, confirming our product portfolio is well equipped to take on the latest challenges associated with CCS injection wells,' he highlighted.
Tenaris is also investigating possible thermal shocks through laboratory testing, while continuing its findings on the sealability and structural resistance of its connections for CCS applications.
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