Stress corrosion cracking of CRAs in completion brines

Failures, caused by stress corrosion cracking (SCC), of corrosion-resistant-alloy (CRA) production tubing and sand-control screens have been reported in recent years. Increased use of CRA materials for downhole applications is the result of requirements for high-pressure/high-temperature and sour-production environments. The full-length paper presents comprehensive results from SCC evaluations of various CRA materials in different oilfield environments.