A couple of years into the development of a prolific shale oil field, a shale operator witnessed a step increase in the number of downhole failures due to corrosion and solids deposition along with substantial increases in OPEX and downtime associated with these events. The operator requested to review and update the production chemistry and corrosion monitoring as well as the mitigation program in place to revert the trend in number of events and associated cost in a sustainable and cost-effective manner.
