Patent SG-11201906562R-A (SG)
Title: In-situ hic growth monitoring probe
Inventor: Sherik Abdelmounam
IPC: G01N17/04
Filed: 2018-01-25
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 09 August 2018 (09.08.2018) WIP0 I PCT omit VIII °nolo 010 Ho mil 0l mono (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/144313 A2 (51) International Patent Classification: ClOG 75/00 (2006.01) G01N 17/04 (2006.01) G01N 17/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/015219 (22) International Filing Date: 25 January 2018 (25.01.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/452,464 31 January 2017 (31.01.2017) US (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY [SA/SA]; 1 Eastern Avenue, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). (71) Applicant (for US only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77096 (US). (72) Inventors: SHERIK, Abdelmounam; P.O. Box 13892, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). TRAIDIA, Abderrazak; R&DC Saudi Aramco, Bldg. 2297, Room GC-130, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). (74) Agent: ELLIS, Edward, J. et al.; Leason Ellis LLP, One Barker Avenue, Fifth Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: IN-SITU HIC GROWTH MONITORING PROBE (57) : The present application concerns in-situ intrusive probe systems and methods. The probe systems described herein can be installed flush to a hydrocarbon containing structure, such as a pipeline, vessel, or other piping system carrying crude, gas or sour products. The probe systems include hydrogen induced cracking (H1C)-resistant microstructure such that as atomic hydrogen per- meates the probe surface, the probe captures recombined hydrogen gas. The pressure of the resultant hydrogen gas buildup is measured and predictions as to the HIC activity of that area can be made. 107 110 115 1B 130 120 109 100 105 1125 135 W O 20 18/ 1443 13 A2 FIG. 1A 140 145 [Continued on next page] WO 2018/144313 A2 MIDEDIMOMMIONEIE3010MOIMIOMMEMEDIMIE Published: without international search report and to be republished upon receipt of that report (Rule 48.2(g))