BP's Prudhoe Bay a "giant water field"
Date: Thursday, August 10 @ 03:55:39 PDT
Topic: Production; Extraction; Exploration
BP's problem of corroding pipes is worsening as the nation's largest oil field ages and more water and less oil is produced during drilling. Water contains carbon dioxide, ideally suited to corroding pipelines.
"Really, we are a giant water field," said Bill Hedges, BP PLC's corrosion expert, explaining that what comes up now during drilling is three-quarters water.
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