Patent ID: 8058211

Claim:
A method comprising: contacting a metal surface with an acidic fluid comprising an aqueous base-fluid, an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and a corrosion inhibitor intensifier composition comprising a compound that corresponds to a formula R 1 R 2 XCCOOH, wherein: X is a halogen; R 1 comprises at least one group selected from the group consisting of a C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 20 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 20 oxyalkyl, and a C 6 -C 20 aryl group; and R 2 comprises at least one group selected from the group consisting of a C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 20 cycloalkyl group, a C 1 -C 20 oxyalkyl, and a C 6 -C 20 aryl group.