AMPP Standard Committee (SC) 08—Metallic Material Selection and Testing has begun a new project designated as TR21588 Corrosion and Material Selection Guidance for Geothermal Applications.
The scope is to develop an AMPP technical report addressing material selection and optimization guidance for geothermal applications focusing on near-neutral and low pH, high salinity and/or H2S/CO2 containing fluids at high temperature related to Power Generation, Direct Use, Heat Pumps, others.
The report will emphasize system corrosivity assessment, materials selection options and corrosion mitigation procedures. It will take into consideration previous documents/standards which address other energy producing systems and in particular oil and gas production scenarios i.e. NACE MR0175/ ISO 15156. The report will also provide a gap analysis to elucidate areas where no test data or field experience is currently available.
The Document Project Manager (DPM) of TR21588 is Helmuth Sarmiento Klapper. The expected publication date is assigned as September 18, 2025.
If you have any questions or you are interested in being involved with the project team drafting this document, please contact Standards and Technical Business Developer Everett Bradshaw at +1 281-228-6203 or Everett.Bradshaw@ampp.org. After completion of the launch and onboarding process for this new project, Rick Southard is assigned as staff liaison.
SC 05—Surface Preparation has begun a new project designated as TR21589 Surface Roughness: Peak Count/Density and Angularity Characterizations of Prepared Metallic Surfaces for Service-Critical Applications.
The scope of the proposed AMPP Technical Report will be a compilation of nearly two decades of research, technical papers/presentations, and current practices/instrumentation for characterizing a prepared surface for roughness attributes beyond surface profile depth, including peak count/density and angularity of the surface profile generated by wet, dry, and automated (centrifugal) abrasive blast cleaning and impact/rotary-impact power tools.
The vision is to use the Technical Report to inform the subsequent development of an AMPP Guide on Selection of Surface Profile/Roughness Requirements for Specifications, primarily focused on specific coating types and severe/service critical environments.
The DPM of TR21589 is Bill Corbett. The expected publication date is assigned September 20, 2025.
If you have any questions or you are interested in being involved with the project team drafting this document, please contact Standards and Technical Business Developer, Everett Bradshaw at +1 281-228-6203 or everett.bradshaw@ampp.org. After completion of the launch and onboarding process for this new project, Aimee Beggs is assigned as Staff Liaison.
SC 26—Carbon Capture, Alternative Fuels, and Energy Storage has begun a new project designated as SP21632 Standard Practice for Materials Selection and Corrosion Control for Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Projects.
The scope of this document is to provide guidance to select materials and ensure long-time integrity via effective corrosion control for CCS projects CO2 transport and injection, including identification of a safe CO2 specification.
The DPM of SP21632 is Hans Sonke. The expected publication date is assigned September 20, 2025.
If you have any questions or you are interested in being involved with the project teams drafting these documents, please contact Standards and Technical Business Developer Everett Bradshaw at +1 281-228-6203 or everett.bradshaw@ampp.org. After completion of the launch and onboarding process for these new projects, Jordanna Buccciere is assigned as staff liaison.
SC 26—Carbon Capture, Alternative Fuels, and Energy Storage has also begun an additional new project designated as SP21632-3 Guidelines for Materials Selection and Testing for CO2 Injection in Wells.
This document aims to provide guidance for materials selection and testing of equipment and tubulars for CO2 injection in wells. The current AMPP guideline for materials selection and corrosion control for CO2 transport and injection provides limited guidance for well materials.
This document aims to provide more detailed materials selection options including typical materials of use, potential testing requirements and methods, as well as interpretation and alignment with realistic operating scenarios.
The DPM for SP21632-3 is Steve Paterson. The expected publication date is assigned September 20, 2025.
If you have any questions or you are interested in being involved with the project teams drafting these documents, please contact Standards and Technical Business Developer Everett Bradshaw at +1 281-228-6203 or everett.bradshaw@ampp.org. After completion of the launch and onboarding process for these new projects, Jordanna Buccciere is assigned as staff liaison.
SC 26 plans a family of documents related to materials selection and corrosion control for CCS that will use the SP21632 designation:
- SP21632 Standard Practice for Materials Selection and Corrosion Control for Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Projects
- SP21632-1 Failure Mode & Effect Analysis execution for CO2 projects
- SP21632-2 CO2 Specification/Composition
- SP21632-3 Guidelines for Materials Selection and Testing for CO2 Injection in Wells
- SP21632-4 Materials Selection and Corrosion Control for CO2 Transport
The dashed documents are similar to the ISO designation of “Part” or the U.S. military specifications utilizing slash sheets.
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the June 2024 print issue of Materials Performance (MP) Magazine. Reprinted with permission.