IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE WHEN USING CHELATING AGENTS IN CARBON STEEL-CONTAINING EQUIPMENT

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of solutions containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA) in treating subterranean formations, wherein the solutions contact carbon steel-containing equipment, and to a system containing a carbon steel-containing material in contact with a solution containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA), at elevated temperatures and/or employing carbon steel types as usually found in subterranean formations.