The Fundamentals of Corrosion

and Scaling for Petroleum and

Environmental Engineers

George V. Chilingar
School of Engineering, University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, California

Ryan Mourhatch
School of Engineering, University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, California

Ghazi D. Al-Qahtani
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia

Houston, Texas
The Fundamentals of Corrosion and Scaling for Petroleum and Environmental
Engineers

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData

Chilingar, George V., 1929-

The Fundamentals of Corrosion and Scaling for Petroleum and Environmental
Engineers / George V. Chilingar, Ryan Mourhatch, Ghazi D. Al-Qahtani.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-933762-30-2 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-933762-30-6 (alk. paper)
1. Oil fields--Equipment and supplies-Corrosion. 2. Corrosion and
anti-corrosives. I. Mourhatch, Ryan. 11. Al-Qahtani, Ghazi. 111. Title.
TN8715C4965 2008
622’33820284-dc22
2008022307

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Printed on acid-free paper.
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