Over thirty five years of experience in corrosion prevention and control in the oil and gas, chemical, and refining industry. Managed several major joint industry research and development projects on oilfield chemical evaluation, refinery high temperature crude corrosivity, corrosion prediction in oil and gas production and hydrogen induced cracking. Have international experience in the petrochemical industry through working, consulting and living overseas. Published and presented over 30 technical papers at major international corrosion conferences.
Built new 10,000 sqft R&D and corrosion laboratory. Manage corrosion consulting, research and testing services for the oil and gas, chemical, and refining industry. Technical work involves corrosion consulting, oil field chemicals evaluation, literature and experience survey, corrosion simulation, testing procedure development, mitigation methods selection, materials selection and manufacturing of specialized corrosion equipment.
Managed several joint-industry research and engineering programs. Projects involved testing procedure development, failure analysis, corrosivity prediction and materials selection in petrochemical plants, wet H2S environments characterization, weld remediation methods, naphthenic acid corrosion, oilfield chemicals evaluation and selection of materials for corrosion in high temperature, high pressure processes.
Managed feasibility and pilot plant studies on hazardous waste destruction by supercritical water oxidation processes. Performed corrosion studies for the evaluation of stainless steels, superalloys, and ceramics for resistance to corrosion at high temperatures and high pressures.
Worked on prevention and control of corrosion of downhole tubular and surface equipment in an oil and gas production field in the Sahara Desert (Mereksen-Stah-Alrar). Built a ten-year history database on corrosion failures and maintenance of each well in the field. Worked on implementation of corrosion, scale and emulsion treatment and control in the field. Monitored all aspects of cathodic protection of surface pipelines.
Graduate Supervisor – Professor Norman Hackerman.
Dissertation – Corrosion of Steel in Air-Free Weak Acids Systems.
Graduate Supervisor – Professor Norman Hackerman.
Thesis – Effect of Liquid Film Thickness on CO2 Corrosion.
Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
Member of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM).
Member of the American Society of Metals (ASM).