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US 2019/0056055 A1Published application
Corrosion protection element for downhole connections
AssigneeBaker Hughes, A Ge Company, LLC
InventorsHelmuth Sarmiento Klapper, Andreas Peter
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Abstract
A system for use in corrosive environments includes a first tubular including a first connector portion, and a second tubular including a second connector portion. The first connector portion overlaps the second connector portion to form a connection joint. A magnesium element is arranged between the first connector portion and the second connector portion at the connection joint.
Claims15
A system for use in corrosive environments comprising:
- a first tubular including a first connector portion;
- a second tubular including a second connector portion, the first connector portion overlapping the second connector portion to form a connection joint;
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- a magnesium element arranged between the first connector portion and the second connector portion at the connection joint.
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A method of protecting a connection from corrosive fluid comprising:
- forming a connection joint between a first connector portion of a first tubular and a second connector portion of a second tubular;
- positioning a magnesium element at the connection joint;
- exposing the magnesium element to a corrosive fluid;
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- forming a selected pH zone at the connection joint by reacting the magnesium element and the corrosive fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.