Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis with Case Studies from the Oil and Gas Industry

Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Oil and Gas Industry provides an updated understanding on why materials fail in specific situations, a vital element in developing and engineering new alternatives.

This handbook covers analysis of materials failure in the oil and gas industry, where a single failed pipe can result in devastating consequences for people, wildlife, the environment, and the economy of a region.

The book combines introductory sections on failure analysis with numerous real world case studies of pipelines and other types of materials failure in the oil and gas industry, including joint failure, leakage in crude oil storage tanks, failure of glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipes, and failure of stainless steel components in offshore platforms, amongst others.

Introduces readers to modern analytical techniques in materials failure analysisCombines foundational knowledge with current research on the latest developments and innovations in the fieldIncludes numerous compelling case studies of materials failure in oil and gas pipelines and drilling platforms

1. Failure Analysis of Oil and Gas Transmission Pipelines

2. Modern Analytical Techniques in Failure Analysis of Aerospace, Chemical, and Oil and Gas Industries

3. Methods for Assessing Defects Leading to Gas Pipe Failure

4. Failure of Glass Fiber-reinforced Epoxy Pipes in Oilfields

5. Failures and Integrity of Pipelines Subjected to Soil Movements

6. Oil Field Drill Pipes Failure

7. Failure Analysis and Solution Studies on Drill Pipe Thread Gluing at the Exit Side of Horizontal Directional Drilling

8. Causes and Conditions for Reamer Blade Balling during Hole Enlargement while Drilling

9. Analysis of Reamer Failure Based on Vibration Analysis of the Rock Breaking in Horizontal Directional Drilling

10. Effect of Artificial Accelerated Salt Weathering on Physical and Mechanical Behavior of Sandstone Samples from Surface Reservoirs

11. Stochastic Failure Analysis of Defected Oil and Gas Pipelines

12. Determining the Cause of a Carbon Steel Joint Failure in a Gas Flow Pipeline Production Facility

13. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of High-Pressure Water Jetting Effect towards NPS8 Natural Gas Pipeline Integrity—Establishing Safety Distance Perimeter

14. Graphitization in Pressure Vessels and Piping

15. Cases of Failure Analysis in Petrochemical Industry

16. Failure Analysis of Heat Exchange Tubes in the Petrochemical Industry: A Microscopic Approach

17. Failure of 17-4 PH Stainless Steel Components in Offshore Platforms

18. Fracture Representation and Assessment for Tubular Offshore Structures

19. Manufacturing, Testing, and Operational Techniques to Prevent Sour Service Damages

20. The Role of Microfractography in Failure Analysis of Machine Components and Structures