Lecture 14 — March 16, 2022
Scaling and Corrosion (Surface Facilities)
Speakers
Roberta Wasylishen, CET, MBA
Roberta Wasylishen is the founder and President of Fluid Intelligence, a team of technical experts including scientists, engineers, and technologists, providing Energy Operators with access to highly qualified and passionate water and production chemistry Subject Matter Experts. Fluid Intelligence works with Energy Operators to collect quality field-level data, conduct on-site testing, implement customized design of experiments, evaluate technologies from benchtop to field execution, provide independent third-party assessment of chemistries and technologies, liaise with vendors on behalf of our clients, and advise cross functional business units to achieve continuous improvement.
Roberta’s diversified industry experience involves project work throughout Western Canada including Geothermal resource development, Canadian Oil Sands mining and in-situ operations, hydraulic fracturing and water management within unconventional tight oil and shale gas plays, and water injection projects including enhanced oil recovery waterflooding, chemical flooding, and disposal.
Her technical expertise, 22 years of industry experience, and strong business acumen bring a sensible perspective to industry challenges. She holds a Diploma in Chemical Technology from NAIT, an MBA from the University of Athabasca and is a Certified Engineering Technologist with ASET.
Ralph Bäßler, PhD
1988 - 1993 “Chemistry” TU Dresden/Germany,
Diploma-Thesis at Research center of Deutsche Aerospace AG in Munich
1994 - 1997 PhD-Thesis at Institute of Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) in Dresden
1997 –1998 project manager at Corporate Research and Development Center of General Electric in Schenectady USA
1998 – 2001 as scientist in the department “Corrosion and Corrosion Protection” of Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Area: “Corrosion in Construction and Structure Engineering”
Since 2001 responsible for "Corrosivity of Dangerous Goods" and since 2008 additionally for "Corrosion in Renewable Energy Systems" in the department “Corrosion and Corrosion Protection” in BAM
Member of numerous NACE/AMPP, ISO, CEN and DIN WGs, head of EFC Working Party “CO2-Corrosion in Industrial Applications”
Sandy Williamson, PhD
Technical specialist in corrosion, materials, and inspection technologies related to oil and gas production, refining and geothermal industries.
Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) from Queen’s University in 1980
41 years of oil and gas experience in corrosion, materials and inspection
18 years with Shell Canada supporting upstream, downstream, offshore, and downhole
2 years as Technical Manager for Shaw Pipe
4 years as Director of Cormetrics Labs
18 years as President of Ammonite Corrosion Engineering Inc.
President of Williamson Integrity Services since 2016
Helmuth Sarmiento-Klapper, PhD
Dr. Helmuth Sarmiento Klapper received his Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering with distinction from the Universidad Industrial de Santander in Bucaramanga, Colombia. After two years working in the chemical industry as Production Manager he moved to Germany and earned his M.Sc. in Mechanical and Process Engineering and later his Ph.D. (magna cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Magdeburg. In 2008 he joined the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing – BAM in Berlin for a post-doc position and managed a project financially supported by the German Federal Government devoted to the qualification of metallic materials for geothermal applications. Since 2011 he works for Baker Hughes, currently as Engineering Manager at the Celle Technology Center in Germany. Dr. Sarmiento Klapper has more than 10 years of experience on process engineering, materials characterization and selection, root cause analysis, corrosion testing, prediction and monitoring, design of experiments and project management. He is author of 70+ papers and technical presentations, and has 5 granted patents on corrosion engineering and protection in oilfield technology. Dr: Sarmiento Klapper is also an active member of the German Society for Corrosion Protection - GfKorr, the European Federation of Corrosion – EFC, AMPP (formerly NACE) and GRC.
References and Links
R. Bäßler, A. Burkert, R. Kirchheiner, A. Saadat, M. Finke: Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of Materials for Geothermal Applications, NACE International Conference, Corrosion 2009, New Orleans, USA, paper 09377
S. Regenspurg, E. Feldbusch, A. Saadat: Corrosion processes at the geothermal site Groß Schönebeck (North German Basin), NACE International Conference, Corrosion 2013, Orlando, USA, paper 2606
H. Sarmiento Klapper, R. Bäßler, A. Saadat, H. Asteman: Evaluation of Suitability of Some High-Alloyed Materials for Geothermal Applications, NACE International Conference, Corrosion 2011, Houston, USA, paper 11172
A. Keserović, R. Bäßler: Material evaluation for application in geothermal systems in Indonesia, NACE International Conference, Corrosion 2013, Orlando, USA, paper 2269
A. Keserović, R. Bäßler, Y. Kamah: Suitability of alloyed steels in highly acidic environments, NACE International Conference, Corrosion 2014, San Antonio, USA, paper 4031
R. Bäßler, A. Keserović, J. Sobetzki, H. S. Klapper, M. Dimper: Evaluation of Metallic Materials for Geothermal Applications, European Geothermal Congress 2016, Strasbourg, France, paper T-HP 248
R. Bäßler, A. Keserović, J. Sobetzki, H. S. Klapper, M. Dimper: Materials Evaluation for Geothermal Applications in Different Geothermal Waters, World Geothermal Congress 2015, Melbourne, Australia, paper 27011
A. Stoljarova, R. Bäßler, S. Regenspurg, Influence of Precipitating Brine Components on Materials Selection for Geothermal Applications, World Geothermal Congress 2020+1, Reykjavik, Iceland, paper 27003