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Consultant, InterCorr International, Inc.
Dr. Kane is currently Senior Consultant and founder of InterCorr International, Inc., and an internationally recognized metallurgy/materials and corrosion consultant. He has worked with a variety of major petroleum and petrochemical companies, equipment manufacturers, and materials suppliers on materials selection, materials and purchase specifications, plant and field corrosion monitoring, laboratory testing and failure analysis. Dr. Kane has dealt extensively with the in-service performance of materials, the development and utilization of corrosion testing and monitoring methods, and simulation of corrosive service environments in the laboratory some involving high temperatures and pressures. He is a recognized expert on materials selection for prevention of corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement and stress corrosion cracking in petroleum applications including the following operations: drilling, completions, pipelines, offshore structures and production, refining and petrochemicals. His recent work has emphasized evaluation and specifications for prevention of degradation phenomenon (i.e., hydrogen damage, corrosion, velocity accelerated corrosion (naphthenic acid corrosion), and stress corrosion cracking. He has also investigated corrosion and chemical attack in advanced materials such as thermo-mechanical controlled processed (TMCP) steels, and high alloy austenitic stainless steels, nickel, aluminum and titanium alloys, coatings, composites and ceramics. He has managed and served as principal investigator for the a largest, most intensive research effort on naphthenic acid corrosion funded by 21 companies amassing over $600,000 in research funding during the period 1993 through 1999, and the largest joint industry sponsored program on the effects of H2S on oilfield materials including over 70 company and a budget of over $2 million during the period 1980 through 1982. He has organized and serves as technical advisor to a new joint industry program on remote monitoring of deep water pipelines starting in mid-2001.
Prior to founding InterCorr, Dr. Kane was Associate Manager of Battelle Houston Operations (a branch of Battelle Memorial Institute) where he coordinated and conducted research and engineering consultation in the areas of metallurgy, corrosion and chemistry. He has worked on solving materials problems associated with offshore marine operations; aerospace applications; the production, transmission and refining of natural gas and crude oil, chemical production, storage and wastes, and power generation. His work has emphasized the behavior of metallic, ceramic and polymeric materials in aggressive service environments.
Before joining Battelle, Dr. Kane was on the staff of Exxon Production Research Company where he investigated the metallurgy of oilfield materials. His activities primarily focused on stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement of high strength steels and stainless alloys. He also conducted and supervised work in the areas of high temperature mechanical properties, corrosion, fracture mechanics, metallurgical evaluation, electrochemistry and failure investigation aimed directly at increased reliability and minimizing service failures.
Well established as an expert on the effects of chemical agents (including hydrogen) on the behavior of engineering materials, Dr. Kane has worked for better guidelines for the selection and specification of engineering materials. He developed detailed temperature and H2S concentration guidelines for the use of high strength steels in H2S service, and helped pioneer the use of high strength corrosion resistant alloy materials (13Cr, duplex stainless steels and Ni-base alloys) in petroleum and petrochemical applications. His current technical activities involve the assessment of advanced steels for resistance to wet H2S corrosion in refinery service, prediction of crude oil corrosivity, evaluation of chemical resistance of materials, and the use of expert systems to optimize selection of materials and corrosivity assessment.
Dr. Kane initiated activities in the manufacturing of corrosion testing and monitoring equipment through the establishment of the InterCorr Specialty Equipment Division. This activity includes equipment and test procedure development, equipment design and manufacturing. This equipment includes corrosion test cells, autoclaves, multiphase flow loops, and testing machines for slow strain rate and crack growth testing. This activity also includes a complete line of portable monitoring equipment for evaluation of corrosion, scaling, biofilming and chemical treatment for field and laboratory use.
The technical society memberships of Dr. Kane include the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), ASM and ASTM. Dr. Kane is currently active in NACE Technical Committees T-1F (Metallurgy of Oilfield Equipment), T-8 (Refining Industry Corrosion), and T-5 (Corrosion Problems in the Process Industries). He is chairman of Task Groups T-8-23 (Standardization of SOHIC Test Method) and T-1F-9e (Slow Strain Rate Test for Screening of Corrosion Resistant Alloys from Environmental Cracking).
Dr. Kane has participated in the development of NACE standard MR-01-75 and several of its recent revisions along with the standards development efforts of T-8-16 on wet H2S cracking. He has co-edited a Monograph of H2S papers with Mr. Robert Tuttle and a book on wet H2S cracking of steels and weldments with Dr. Michael Cayard and Mr. Richard Horvath. He also lectured and served on organizing committees for the NACE Educational Seminars, NACE Gulf Coast Corrosion Control Seminar, ASM Houston Chapter Education Courses and SPE forum series. He is an active member of ASTM G-1 committee on Corrosion of Metals. Dr. Kane is currently chairman of ASTM G-1.06.05 (Slow Strain Rate Test Methods) and G-1.05.04 (High Pressure/Temperature Test Methods). He has edited STP 1210 for ASTM which contained the proceedings of the Symposium on "Slow Strain Rate Testing for the Evaluation of Environmental Induced Cracking; Research and Engineering Applications" and recently chaired an ASTM Workshop on "Data Development and Interpretation of Fracture Mechanics Tests in Hydrogen Producing Environments". Dr. Kane has also chaired and edited proceedings from the First International Symposium on Environmental Effects on Advanced Materials and the First World Congress on Superconductivity. He has organized and chaired Intercorr/96, the First Global Internet Corrosion Conference, which has over 50 on-line technical papers from over 25 countries.
Dr. Kane was honored as plenary lecturer at the NACE Corrosion/96 Corrosion Conference (Denver, Colorado), NACE Seventh Middle East Corrosion Conference (Manama, Bahrain), and the Conference on Industrial Corrosion and Corrosion Control Technology Conference sponsored by the Kuwaiti Institute for Scientific Research (Safat, Kuwait). He was a keynote presenter at the International Conference on Corrosion Monitoring, Mitigation and Assessment in Mumbai, India sponsored by NACE International, and at the Symposium on Interactions of Steel with Hydrogen in the Petroleum Industry (The Metallurgical Society of Canadian Institute of Metallurgy).
EDUCATION
B.S. (1971), M.S. (1973) and Ph.D. (1974)
Metallurgy and Material Science
Case Western Reserve University
HONORS
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy and Materials Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1971.
Received A.B. Campbell Young Author Award from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), 1976.
Plenary Lecturer - NACE International Corrosion/96 Annual Conference, March 1996.
Plenary Lecturer - NACE Seventh Middle East Corrosion Conference, Manama, Bahrain (February 1996)
Plenary Lecturer - Conference on Industrial Corrosion and Corrosion Control Technology Conference sponsored by the Kuwaiti Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, Kuwait, Oct. 1996.
Invited Lecturer at the International Conference on Corrosion Monitoring, Mitigation and Assessment in Mumbai, India sponsored by NACE International, December 1997.
PATENTS
U.S. Patent No. 4,245,698: "Superalloys Having Improved Resistance to Hydrogen Embrittlement and Methods of Producing and Using the Same," January 20, 1981.
U.S. Patent (Pending): "Composition and Compounds to Minimize Hydrogen Charging and Hydrogen Induced Cracking of Steels", Submitted April 1995
U.S. Patent. (Pending): "Methylolated Amine Polymer Corrosion Inhibitor", Submitted December 1996.
PUBLICATIONS
1. R.D. Kane, J.J. Petrovic & L.J. Ebert, "Metallographic Examination of TD-Nickel Based Alloys," Metallurgical Transactions 6A, 6(1975).
2. R.D. Kane & L.J. Ebert, "Deformation and Annealing Response of TD-Nickel Chromium," Metallurgical Transactions 6A, 7(1975): pp. 1475-1467.
3. R.D. Kane & L.J. Ebert, "Creep Deformation of TD-Nickel Chromium," Metallurgical Transactions, 7A, 1(1976), pp. 133-137.
4. R.D. Kane, M. Watkins & J. Greer, "The Improvement of Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistance of 12% Chromium Stainless Steels Through Heat Treatment," Corrosion 33, 7(1977): pp. 231-235.
5. †R.D. Kane, M. Watkins, D.F. Jacobs & G.L. Hancock, "Factors Influencing the Embrittlement of Cold Worked High Alloy Materials in H2S Environments," Corrosion 33, 9(1977): pp. 309-320.
6. R.D. Kane & J.B. Greer, "Embrittlement of High Strength High Alloy Tubular Materials in Sour Environments," Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper no. SPE 6798, (Warrendale, PA: AIME, 1977).
7. R.D. Kane and J.B. Greer, "Sulfide Stress Cracking of High Strength Steels in Laboratory and Oilfield Environments," Journal of Petroleum Technology, November(1977).
8. R.D. Kane, "Accelerated Hydrogen Charging of Nickel and Cobalt Based Alloys," Corrosion 34, 12(1978): pp. 442-445.
9. R.D. Kane, J.B. Greer, D.F. Jacobs, H.R. Hanson, B.H. Berkowitz & G.A. Vaughn, "Stress Corrosion Cracking of Nickel and Cobalt Base Alloys in Chloride Containing Environments," CORROSION/79, paper no. 174, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1979).
10. J.J. Burton, B.J. Berkowitz & R.D. Kane, "Surface Segregation of an Engineering Alloy: Hastelloy C-276," Metallurgical Transactions 10A, 6(1979): p 682.
11. R.D. Kane & B.J. Berkowitz, "The Effect of Impurity Segregation on the Hydrogen Embrittlement of a Nickel Cobalt Base Alloy in H2S Environments," Corrosion 36, 1(1980): pp. 24-29.
12. R.D. Kane & B.J. Berkowitz, "Effect of Heat Treatment and Impurities on the Hydrogen Embrittlement of a Nickel Cobalt Base Alloy," Corrosion 36, 1(1980): pp. 29-36.
13. M. Raghavan, B.J. Berkowitz, R.D. Kane, "Transmission Electron Microscopic Investigation of Phase Transformation in MP35N," Metallurgical Transactions 11A, (1980): pp. 203-207.
14. R.D. Kane, & W.K. Boyd, "Factors Affecting the Performance of Linepipe Steels in Sour Service," Proceedings of Interpipe '80, February(1980),: pp. 76-86.
15. R.D. Kane & W.K. Boyd, "Materials Technology for Oil and Gas Production," Metals Progress, February (1981).
16. Omar, R.D. Kane & W.K. Boyd, "Factors Affecting the Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistance of Steel Weldments," CORROSION/81, paper no. 186, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1981).
17. R.D. Kane & W.K. Boyd, "New Frontiers in Materials for Oil and Gas Production," Proceedings of Materials for Energy, pp. 83-103, (Miami, FL: American Society for Metals, 1981).
18. R.D. Kane, B.G. Steinberg, R.D. Mack & W.K. Boyd, "Oil and Gas Production: The Impact of Materials Technology," Inter-American Conference on Materials Technology, October(1981): pp. 389-398.
19. B.G. Steinberg & R.D. Kane, "Stepwise Cracking of Line Pipe Steels in Simulated Oilfield Environments," Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, paper no. OTC 4330, (Houston, TX: OTC, 1982).
20. R.D. Kane, "High Alloy Tubulars Hold Promise for Sour Gas Service," Petroleum Engineer International, (1983): pp. 98-112.
21. R.N. Tuttle & R.D. Kane, "Dialogue: State-of-the-Art of H2S Corrosion Problem Solving," Materials Performance, (1983): pp. 9010.
22. S.M. Wilhelm & R.D. Kane, "Effect of Heat Treatments and Microstructure on the Corrosion and SCC of Duplex Stainless Steels in H2S/Cl- Environments," CORROSION/83, paper no. 154, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1983).
23. J. Booker, W.R. Cribb, J.C. Turn & R.D. Kane, "Corrosion Behavior of Be-Cu and other Nonmagnetic Alloys in Simulated Drilling Environments," Proceedings of Stainless Steels '84, (1984).
24. R.D. Kane, "Corrosion of Stainless Alloys in Oilfield Production Environments," Proceedings of Stainless Steels '84, (1984), September.
25. A. Hafeex, E.T. Wanderer & R.D. Kane, "Aluminum Alloys for Use in CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), Systems," CORROSION/85, paper no. 30, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1985).
26. S.M. Wilhelm & R.D. Kane, "Selection of Materials for Sour Service in Petroleum Production," Sour Service in the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Industries Conference, London, England, 1985.
27. R.D. Kane, S. M. Wilhelm & D.R. McIntyre, "Application of Corrosion Resistant Alloys in Oilfield Production Environments," UK CORROSION/85 (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1985).
28. R.D. Kane & S.M. Wilhelm, "Slow Strain Rate Testing for Materials Evaluation in High Pressure H2S Environments," D.R. McIntyre, CORROSION/86, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1986). Also published in Corrosion Journal 44, 12(1988): pp. 920-926.
29. S.M. Wilhelm & R.D. Kane, "Status Report: Corrosion Resistant Alloys," Petroleum Engineering International, March (1987): pp. 36-41.
30. R.D. Kane & J.W. Oldfield, "Environmental Effects in Advanced Materials," Aerospace Corrosion Control Conference, (Gleneagles, Scotland: Sawell Publications, 1989).
31. R.D. Kane, S.M. Wilhelm, & J.W. Oldfield, "Review of Hydrogen Induced Cracking of Steels in Wet H2S Refinery Service," International Conference on Interaction of Steels with Hydrogen in Petroleum Industry Pressure Vessel Service, (New York, NY: Materials Properties Council, 1989).
32. R.D. Kane & S. Mark Wilhelm, "Compatibility of Stainless and Nickel Base Alloys in Acidizing Environment," CORROSION/89, paper no. 481, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1989).
33. R.D. Kane, "Environmental Effects on Advanced Materials," Proceedings of the International Conference on Evaluation of Materials Performance in Severe Environments (EVALMAT 89), Invited Lecturer, Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, Kobe, pp. 305-324, (1989), November.
34. S. Srinivasan & R.D. Kane, "Expert Systems for Materials Selection In Corrosive Environments," Proceedings for CORROSION/90, paper no. 564, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1990).
35. R.D. Kane, et. al, "Evaluation of Bimetallic Pipe for Oilfield Flowline Service Involving H2S and CO2," Proceedings NACE CORROSION/90 paper no. 557, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1990).
36. M.J. Schofield & R.D. Kane, "Critical Review of Corrosion Test Methods for Duplex Stainless Steels," Proceedings NACE CORROSION/90, paper no. 572, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1990).
37. R.D. Kane & S.M. Wilhelm, "Analysis of Bimetallic Pipe for Mobile Bay Service," Proceedings of Offshore Technology Conference, paper no. OTC 6282, (Houston, TX: OTC, 1990).
38. R.D. Kane & E.A. Chakachery, "Evaluation of Titanium Aluminide and Carbon Composite Materials for Hydrogen Gas Service," Proceedings of TMS-AIME Symposium on Environmental Effects on Advanced Materials, Cincinnati, OH, (1990), October.
39. A.C. Coates & R.D. Kane, "Corrosion Mitigation Technology for Oil and Gas Pipelines," presented to the International Pipeline Conference, Ostend, Belgium, 1990.
40. R.D. Kane, "Mechanisms of Corrosive Degradation of Engineering Ceramics," Symposium on Advanced Ceramics for Hostile Environments in the Process Industry, AIChE and Materials Properties Council, Inc., 1990 AIChE Meeting, Chicago, IL, (1990), November.
41. R.D. Kane, S.M. Wilhelm & D.R. McIntyre, "Application of the Critical Pitting Temperature Test to the Evaluation of Duplex Stainless Steel," Corrosion Testing and Evaluation, Eds. R. Baboian and S. Dean, ASTM, STP 1000, 1990: pp. 289-302.
42. R.D. Kane & J. Ribble, "Corrosion of Microalloyed Steel Weldments: Hydrogen Induced Cracking/Sulfide Stress Cracking," Proceedings of the International Conference on the Metallurgy, Welding and Qualification of Microalloyed (HSLA) Steel Weldments, (Miami, FL: American Welding Society, 1990).
43. R.D. Kane, S.M. Wilhelm, T. Yoshida, S. Matsui & T. Iwase, "Analysis of Bimetallic Pipe for Sour Service," presented at the NACE Symposium on Environmental Effects on Advanced Materials (ADVMAT/91), San Diego, CA, 1991.
44. R.D. Kane, "Behavior of Titanium Aluminide and Carbon Composite Materials for Hydrogen Gas Service," presented at the NACE Symposium on Environmental Effects on Advanced Materials (ADVMAT/91), San Diego, CA, 1991.
45. R.D. Kane, "Impact of Advanced Materials in Chemical Process Applications," Plenary presentation at the Symposium on Environmental Effects on Advanced Materials (ADVMAT/91), San Diego, CA, 1991.
46. R.D. Kane, J.P. Ribble & M.J. Schofield, "What's Behind the Corrosion of Microalloy Steel in Weldments," Welding Journal, American Welding Society, May 1991: pp. 56-64.
47. R.D. Kane, "Prevent Corrosion of Advanced Ceramics," Chemical Engineering Progress, June 1991: pp. 77-81.
48. R.D. Kane, M.S. Cayard & J.W. Oldfield, "Serviceability of Composite Materials in Commercial Aircraft," presented at the Aerospace Corrosion Conference, Amsterdam, Holland, March 1992.
49. R.D. Kane & M.J. Schofield, "Development and Application of NACE Standard MR0175 for Selection of Sour Service Materials," Proceedings of Redefining International Standards and Practices, IIR Limited, London, England, March 1992.
50. R.D. Kane, S.M. Wilhelm & W.G. Ashbaugh, "Applications of Laboratory Simulation of Process Corrosion," Proceedings of CORROSION/92, paper no. 92285, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1992).
51. S. Srinivasan & R.D. Kane, "Methods of Data Synthesis in a Rule-Based Representation for Characterization of Corrosion and Cracking in CRAs," Proceedings of CORROSION/92, paper no. 92267, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1992).
52. S. Srinivasan & R.D. Kane, "Selection of Martensitic and Duplex Stainless Steels for Oil and Gas Service," Proceedings of CORROSION/92, paper no. 92056, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1992).
53. R.D. Kane, "Evaluation of Acoustic Emission Response for Liquid Mercury Attack on Aluminum," Proceedings of CORROSION/92, paper no. 92, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1992).
54. R.D. Kane & S.M. Wilhelm, "Industry Standardization Activities in slow Strain Rate Testing for the Evaluation of Environmentally Induced Cracking," Plenary presentation at the Symposium on Slow Strain rate Testing for the Evaluation of Environmentally Induced Cracking: Research and Engineering Applications, Pittsburgh, PA, 1992.
55. R.D. Kane & S.M. Wilhelm, "Use of Slow Strain Rate Tests to Evaluate the Embrittlement of Al-alloys and Stainless Steels in Process Environments Containing Mercury," presented at the Symposium on Slow Strain rate Testing for the Evaluation of Environmentally Induced Cracking: Research and Engineering Applications, Pittsburgh, PA, 1992.
56. R.D. Kane & S. Srinivasan, "Reliability Assessment of Wet H2S Refinery and Pipeline Equipment: A Knowledge Based Systems Approach," presented at the ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Symposium on Fitness for Service, New Orleans, LA, 1992.
57. R.D. Kane & S. Srinivasan, "Development of Safe Use Limits for Martensitic and Duplex Stainless Steels," presented at the 12th International Corrosion Congress, Houston, TX, 1993.
58. R.D. Kane, "Behavior of Corrosion Resistant Alloys in Stimulation Acids, Completion Fluids and Injected Waters," Proceedings of the Engineering Solutions to Industrial Corrosion Problems Conference, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1993).
59. R.D. Kane, "Options for Mitigation of Internal Corrosion of Offshore Production Systems," Proceedings of the Engineering Solutions to Industrial Corrosion Problems Conference, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1993).
60. R.D. Kane, "Laboratory Corrosion Tests at High Temperature and High Production Systems," Manual on Corrosion Tests and Standards: Application and Interpretation, (ASTM, 1995).
61. R.D. Kane, "Super Stainless Steels Resist Hostile Environments," Advanced Materials and Processes, ASM, June 1993.
62. R.D. Kane, "The Acceptance of Slow Strain Rate Testing Techniques for Environmentally Assisted Cracking," Standardization News, May 1993: pp. 34-39.
63. R.D. Kane, R.G Asberger & M.S. Cayard, "A Critical Issue in Pipeline Rehabilitation: Implications of Corrosion Induced Damage," Proceedings of the Fourth European and Middle Eastern Pipeline Rehabilitation Seminar, Abu Dhabi, April 1993.
64. R.D. Kane & R.G. Taborelli, "Selecting Alloys to Resist Heat and Corrosion," Advanced Materials and Processes, ASM, April 1993: pp. 22-28.
65. S. Srinivasan & R.D. Kane, "Expert Systems for Selection of Materials in Sour Service," presented at the 72nd Annual GPA Convention, San Antonio, TX, 1993.
66. S. Srinivasan & R.D. Kane, "Selection of Martensitic and Duplex Stainless Steels for Oil and Gas Production Service," CORROSION/92, paper no. 56, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1992).
67. M.J. Schofield & R.D. Kane, "Corrosion Resistant Alloys for Oilfield Application Selection Criteria Methodology and Options," CORROSION/93, paper no. 165, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1993).
68. R. Kane & S.M. Wilhelm, "Laboratory Corrosion Tests at High Temperature and High Pressure," Standard Technical Practice 1210, ASTM, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.
69. R.D. Kane & S. Srinivasan, "Development of Safe Use Limits for Martensitic and Duplex Stainless Steels," presented at the 12th International Corrosion Congress (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1993).
70. R.D. Kane & S. Mark Wilhelm, "Methods To Combat Liquid Metal Embrittlement In Cryogenic Aluminum Heat Exchangers," Presented at the 12th International Corrosion Congress for the Corrosion Control for Low-Cost Reliability (Houston, TX September 19-24, 1993).
71. R.D. Kane & M.S. Cayard, "Test Procedures for Evaluation of Resistance of Steels to Cracking in Wet H2S Environments," CORROSION/94, paper no. 519, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1994).
72. R.D. Kane & M.S. Cayard, "Corrosion Degradation Mechanisms in Coiled Tubing," CORROSION/94, Paper no. 68, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1994).
73. R.D. Kane, "Selection of Materials for Refineries, Petrochemical Plants and Industrial Applications," presented at the Control de Corrosion, Mexico City, Mexico, 1994.
74. R.D. Kane & M.S. Cayard, "High Temperature Corrosion in Industrial Process Environments," presented at the Symposium on Metallic Corrosion, Merida, Mexico, 1994.
75. R.D. Kane, S.M. Wilhelm & P. Eyre, "Galvanic Corrosion Between Ti-Alloy and Steel in CaCl2 Packer Fluids," CORROSION/94 (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1994).
76. R.D. Kane & M. Prager, "New Test Specimen and Methodology for Evaluation of Steels for Resistance to SOHIC," presented at the Second International Conference on Interaction of Steels with Hydrogen in Petroleum Industry Pressure Vessel and Pipeline Service, Vienna, Austria, 1994.
77. R.D. Kane, M.S. Cayard & M. Prager, "Test Procedures for Evaluation of Resistance of Steels to Cracking in Wet H2S Environments," presented at the Second International Conference on Interaction of Steels with Hydrogen in Petroleum Industry Pressure Vessel and Pipeline Service, Vienna, Austria, 1994.
78. M.S. Cayard, R.D. Kane, L. Kaley, G.M. Buchheim & M. Prager, "Evaluation of NDE Techniques for Monitoring Wet H2S Cracking in Steel Vessels," ," presented at the Second International Conference on Interaction of Steels with Hydrogen in Petroleum Industry Pressure Vessel and Pipeline Service, Vienna, Austria, 1994.
79. R.D. Kane and M. Prager, "Characterization of Hydrogen Charging Severity in Simulated Wet H2S Refinery Environments," presented at the Second International Conference on Interaction of Steels with Hydrogen in Petroleum Industry Pressure Vessel and Pipeline Service, Vienna, Austria, 1994.
80. R.D. Kane, M.S. Cayard and M. Prager, "Evaluation of Advanced Plate Steels for Resistance to HIC and SOHIC in Wet H2S Environments," presented at the Second International Conference on Interaction of Steels with Hydrogen in Petroleum Industry Pressure Vessel and Pipeline Service, Vienna, Austria, 1994.
81. R.D. Kane and M.S. Cayard, "Refinery Corrosion: Critical Issues in Crude Corrosivity, Wet H2S Operations and Amine System," presented at the First NACE Latin American Region Corrosion Congress and First Venezuelan Corrosion Congress, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1994.
82. S. Srinivasan and R.D. Kane, "Expert Systems for Assessment of H2S Service Conditions and Materials Selection," presented at the First NACE Latin American Region Corrosion Congress and First Venezuelan Corrosion Congress, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1994.
83. R.D. Kane, "Benefits of Laboratory Testing in Oilfield Corrosion, Engineering, Trouble Shooting and Materials Selection," presented at the First NACE Latin American Region Corrosion Congress and First Venezuelan Corrosion Congress, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1994.
84. R.D. Kane and M.S. Cayard, "Options for Mitigation of Internal Corrosion of Offshore Production Systems," presented at the Internal Corrosion and Pipe Protection Conference and Exhibition, Houston, TX, 1994.
85. R.D. Kane, D. Abayarathna and A. Nakamura, "Evaluation of CRA Coated OCTG," CORROSION/95, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1995).
86. R.D. Kane and M.S. Cayard, "Evaluation of Chemical Compatibility of FRP Tubulars with the Split Disk Method," CORROSION/95, CORROSION/95, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1995).
87. R.D. Kane and D. Abayarathna, "Use of Temperature Scan Testing for Evaluation of CRAs for Oilfield Environments," CORROSION/95, (Houston, TX: NACE International, 1995).
88. R.D. Kane and M.S. Cayard, "Wet H2S Cracking in Steel Vessels", Parts I and II, Corrosioneering Journal, Volume 1 Issues 2 and 3, May/June and July/August, 1995
89. R.D. Kane and M.S. Cayard, "Improve Corrosion Control in Refining Processes", Hydrocarbon Processing, Vol. 74, No. 11,November 1995, pp129-142.
90. R.D. Kane, "Good Corrosion Control Strategies Maximize Returns", Petroleum Engineer International, October 1995
91. R.D. Kane and M.S. Cayard, "Characterization and Monitoring of Cracking of Steel Equipment in Wet H2S Service", Seventh Middle East Corrosion Conference, NACE International / Bahrain Society of Engineers, Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 1996 (Plenary Lecture).
92. S. Tebbal and R.D. Kane, "Critical Issues of Crude Corrosivity in Modern Refineries", Seventh Middle East Corrosion Conference, NACE International / Bahrain Society of Engineers, Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 1996 (Plenary Lecture).
93. S. Srinivasan and R.D. Kane, "Corrosivity Prediction in CO2/H2S Production Environments", Seventh Middle East Corrosion Conference, NACE International / Bahrain Society of Engineers, Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 1996 (Plenary Lecture).
94. R.D. Kane, "Relevance of Laboratory Corrosion Tests in Corrosivity Assessment and Materials Selection: Case Studies", Corrosion/96, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1996 (NACE Corrosion/96 Plenary Lecture).
95. R. D. Kane, D. Abayarathna, M. S. Cayard, "Monitoring of Wet H2S Systems Using Hydrogen Flux Measurements, Corrosion/96, NACE International T-3T-6 Task Group, March 1996.
96. R.D. Kane, "Corrosion in High Density Packer Fluids at High Temperatures", Corrosion/96, Paper No. 66, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1996
97. S. Tebbal, R. D. Kane, "Review of Critical Factors Affecting Crude Corrosivity", Corrosion/96, Paper No. 607, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1996
98. S.Srinivasan, R. D. Kane, "Prediction of Corrosivity of CO2/ H2S Production Environments", Corrosion / 96, Paper No. 11, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1996.
99. R.D. Kane, "Corrosion in High Density Packer Fluids at High Temperatures", Corrosion/96, Paper No. 66, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1996
100. L.C. Kaley, K.C. Van Scyoc, M. Prager, M.S. Cayard and R.D. Kane, "Acoustic Emission Characterization of Cracking in Wet H2S Service", ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Montreal Canada, July 1996
101. L.C. Kaley, K.C. Van Scyoc, M. Prager, M.S. Cayard and R.D. Kane, "Research Report on Ultrasonic Characterization and Monitoring of Cracking in Wet H2S Service", ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Montreal Canada, July 1996
102. S. Srinivasan, R.D. Kane, "Materials and Corrosion Resources on the Internet", 2nd NACE Latin American Corrosion Congress, Rio de Janeiro Brasil, September, 1996
103. M. Cayard (plenary lecture), R. D. Kane, "Serviceability of Coiled Tubing for Sour Oil and Gas Wells", 2nd NACE Latin American Corrosion Congress, Rio de Janeiro Brasil, Sept., 1996.
104. R.D. Kane, "Relevance of Laboratory Corrosion Tests in Corrosivity Assessment and Materials Selection: Case Studies", 2nd Arabian Corrosion Conference, Kuwait, October, 1996 (Plenary Lecture)
105. S. Srinivasan, R.D. Kane, "Corrosivity Prediction for CO2/H2S Production Environments", 2nd Arabian Corrosion Conference, Kuwait, October, 1996
106. R. D. Kane, "Relevance of Laboratory Corrosion Tests", Materials Performance, October 1996 (Condensation of NACE Corrosion/96 Plenary Lecture)
107. S. Tebbal, R. D. Kane, "Methodologies for Assessment of Crude Oil Corrosivity in Petroleum Refining", 2nd Arabian Corrosion Conference, Kuwait, October 1996.
108. R. D. Kane, "ASTM G142-96: New Standard for Determination of Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility", ASTM H2 Workshop, November 1996.
109. M. S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "An Exploratory Examination of the Effect of SOHIC on the Fracture Resistance of Carbon Steels", Corrosion/97, NACE International T8 Symposium, March 1997.
110. M.S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "Serviceability of 13Cr Tubulars in Oil and Gas Production Environments", India Corrosion Conference, December 1997.
111. R. D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, S. Srinivasan, "Prediction and Assessment of Corrosion in Industrial Operations", CORCON 1997, Mumbai, December 3-6, 1997
112. C.J.B.M. Joia, A.L.L.T. Small, J.A.C. Ponciano, R.D. Kane, "Rapid Screening of Stainless Steels for Environmentally Assisted Cracking in H2S/CO2/Cl- Environments Using the Slow Strain Rate Test", Corrosion/97, Paper No. 29, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1997
113. R.D. Kane, G. Farquhar, D. Sanders, "Performance of 12Cr-4Ni in Simulated Moderately Sour Production Environments", Corrosion/97, Paper No. 29, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1997
114. P.A. Ferriera, "Corrosivity Assessment of Sour Acid Gas And Parrafin Oil Flow Lines Using Simulated Multiphase Environment Tests", Corrosion/97, Paper No. 3, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1997
115. R.D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, S. Tebbal, M. Prager, "New Test Specimen and Methodology for Evaluation of Steels for Resistance to SOHIC", Corrosion/97, Paper No. 51, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1997
116. P. Surinach, R.D. Kane, "A Field Study of Microbiological Growth and Reservoir Souring", Corrosion/97, Paper No. 8, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1997
117. M.S. Cayard, R.D. Kane, "Evaluation of Various Methods of Reducing the Duration of SSC Qualification Testing", Corrosion/97, Paper No. 57, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1997
118. M.S. Cayard, R.D. Kane, D.L.Cooke, "An Exploratory Examination of the Effect of SOHIC Damage on the Fracture Resistance of Carbon Steels", Corrosion/97, Paper No. 25, NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1997
119. M.S. Cayard, R.D. Kane, "Large-Scale Wet Hydrogen Sulfide Cracking Performance: Evaluation of Metallurgical, Mechanical, and Welding Variables, Corrosion Journal, March 1997
120. R.D. Kane, "ASTM G146-Standard Practice for Evaluation of Disbonding of Bimetallic Stainless Alloy/Steel Plate for Use in High Pressure, High Temp. Refinery Hydrogen Service", API Meeting, San Diego, April 1997
121. D. Abayarathna, R. D. Kane, Definition of Safe Use Limits for Use of Stainless Alloys in Petroleum Production", Corrosion/97, Paper No. 34 NACE International, Houston, Texas, March 1997
122. R.D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, "Corrosion-Induced Damage Raises Serious Implications', Pipeline & Gas Journal, June 1997.
123. S. Tebbal, R.D. Kane, J. Hau, E. Mirabal, "Critical Factors Affecting Crude Corrosivity", Petroleum Technology Quarterly, Spring 1997.
124. R.D. Kane, C.J.B.M. Joia, A.L.L.T. Small, J.A.C. Ponciano, "Rapid Screening of Stainless Steels for Environmentally Assisted Cracking in H2S/CO2/Cl- Environments Using the Slow Strain Rate Test", Materials Performance, September 1997.
125. R.D. Kane, "The Deep Water Mini-Boom - New Corrosion Challenges & Solutions, NACE Houston Section, May 1997.
126. S. Srinivasan, R.D. Kane, "A Generic Framework for Solving Corrosion and Materials Problems: Case Studies", Argentina Oil and Gas Expo. 1997, Buenos Aires, September 1997.
127. R.D. Kane, "Selection of Corrosion Monitoring Methods for Refinery Applications, Argentina Oil and Gas Expo. 1997, Buenos Aires, September 1997
128. R.D. Kane, D. Abayarathna, G. Farquhar, D. Sanders, "Prediction of Corrosion Inhibitor Performance for a North Sea Pipeline Using Laboratory Simulation, Argentina Oil and Gas Expo. 1997, Buenos Aires, September 1997
129. M.S. Cayard, R.D. Kane, Serviceability of 13CR Tubulars in Oil and Gas Production Environments", Eurocorr 97, Trondheim, Norway, September 1997.
130. S. Srinivasan, V. Jangama, R. D. Kane, "Prediction of Corrosivity of Multiphase CO2/H2S Systems, Eurocorr 97, Trondheim, Norway, September 1997.
131. R.D. Kane, G. Farquar, D. Sanders, "Performance of 12Cr-4Ni in Simulated Moderately Sour Production Environments", Corrosion Prevention and Control.
132. R. D. Kane, P. Surinach, "A Field Study of Microbiological Growth, Corrosion and Reservoir Souring Using Portable Equipment", Corrosion Management, August /September 1997.
133. S. Srinivasan, R. D. Kane, "An Overview of Materials and Corrosion Resources on the Internet", 10 Asia Pacific Corrosion Control Conference, Indonesia, October 1997.
134. M.S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "Serviceability of 13Cr Tubulars in Oil and Gas Production Environments", 10 Asia Pacific Corrosion Control Conference, Indonesia, October 1997.
135. R. D. Kane, S. Srinivasan, S. Tebbal, "Assessment of Flow Induced Corrosivity in Petroleum Environments: Upstream and Downstream Service", 10 Asia Pacific Corrosion Control Conference, Indonesia, October 1997.
136. R. D. Kane, "The Use of Temperature Scan Testing for the Evaluation of Stainless Alloys", Duplex Stainless Steels '97 Conference, The Netherlands, October, 1997.
137. R. D. Kane, D. Abayarathna, "Safe Use Limits for Stainless alloys in Oil and Gas Production Environments", Duplex Stainless Steels '97 Conference, The Netherlands, October, 1997
138. R. D. Kane, D. Abayarathna, G. Farquhar, "Prediction of Corrosion Inhibitor Performance for a North Sea Pipeline Using Lab Simulation", IAPG Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997.
139. R. D. Kane, S. Tebbal, M. S. Cayard, H. Hanson, "Corrosion and Materials Challenges for Deep Water Oil and Gas Production," Deep Water Technology Symposium, Houston, Texas, December 1997.
140. S. Tebbal, R. D. Kane, "Crude Corrosivity Prediction", ACS Symposium on Acidity in Crude Oil, Dallas, Texas, March 1998
141. S. Tebbal, R.D. Kane, "Materials Selection in Hydrothermal Oxidation Processes", Corrosion/98, Paper No. 98413, NACE International, San Diego, CA, March 1998
142. S. Tebbal, R.D. Kane, "Assessment of Crude Oil Corrosivity", Corrosion/98, Paper No. 98578, NACE International, San Diego, CA, March 1998
143. M.S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "Methodology for the Application of Hydrogen Flux Monitoring Devices to Assess Safety Margins on Equipment Operating in Wet H2S Service", Corrosion/98, NACE International, San Diego, CA, March 1998.
144. S. Tebbal, R. D. Kane, "Development of Non-Toxic Corrosion Inhibitor for MEA Plants", Corrosion/98, Paper No. 98410, NACE International, San Diego, CA, March 1998.
145. S. Srinivasan, R.D. Kane, "Critical Issues in Predicting Corrosivity of Multiphase CO2/H2S Systems", 8th Middle Eastern Corrosion Conference, Bahrain, May 1998
146. M.S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "Serviceability of 13Cr Tubulars in Oil and Gas Production Environments", Corrosion/98, NACE International, San Diego, March 1998.
147. R. D. Kane, "Roles of H2S in the Behavior of Engineering Alloys", Corrosion/98, Paper No. 98274, NACE International, San Diego, CA, March 1998.
148. R.D. Kane, S. Tebbal, M.S. Cayard, H. Hanson, "Materials and Corrosion Technology For Deep Water Oil and Gas Production", Materials Performance, April 1998.
149. R. D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, "Roles of H2 and H2S in Behavior of Engineering Alloys in Petroleum Applications", CIM Canada Conference, 1998
150. R. D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, S. Srinivasan, "NACE MR0175-Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistant Metallic Materials: Past, Present and Future", Eurogas '98 UK Conferences, April, 1998
151. S. Srinivasan, R. D. Kane, "Predict: An Integrated Model for Corrosivity Prediction and Risk Assessment in Multiphase Systems Containing CO2 & H2S", Eurogas '98 Conferences, April 1998.
152. R. D. Kane, D. Abayarathna, "Corrosivity Assessment of Sour Acid Gas and Paraffin Oil Flow Line Using Simulated Multiphase Environment Tests", Harts Petroleum Engineering International, October, 1997.
153. R. D. Kane, M. S. Cayard, "Assessment Tools for Crude Oil Corrosivity Prediction", Eurocorr '98 Conference, The Netherlands, July, 1998
154. R.D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, S. Srinivasan, "Assessment of Flow Induced Corrosivity in Petroleum Environments: Upstream and Downstream Service", Eurocorr '98 Conference, The Netherlands, July, 1998
155. S. Srinivasan, R. D. Kane, "Experimental Simulation of Multiphase Flow for Assessing System Corrosivity", Eurocorr '98 Conference, The Netherlands, July, 1998
156. M.S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "Methodology for the Application of Hydrogen Flux Monitoring Devices to Assess Equipment Operating in Wet H2S Service", Eurocorr '98 Conference, The Netherlands, July, 1998
157. M.S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "Methodology for the Application of Hydrogen Flux Monitoring Devices to Assess Equipment Operating in Wet H2S Service", LatinCorr '98, Cancun, Mexico,
158. R. D. Kane, "High Temperature Crude Oil Corrosivity Prediction", LatinCorr '98, Cancun, Mexico,
159. R. D. Kane, M. S. Cayard, "Roles of H2S in the Corrosion and Embrittlement of Engineering Materials", LatinCorr '98, Cancun, Mexico,
160. R. D. Kane, J. Maldonado, "Rapid Screening of Stainless Steels for Environmental Cracking", LatinCorr '98, Cancun, Mexico,
161. R. D. Kane, "Use of Portable Monitoring Units to Assess Microbal Activity, Corrosion and Souring in Water Handling & Injection Systems", LatinCorr '98, Cancun, Mexico,
162. C. Menendez, H. Hanson, R. D. Kane, "Cathodic Protection Requirements for Deep Water Systems, LatinCorr '98, Cancun, Mexico,
163. R. D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, "Selection of Corrosion Monitoring Methods for Chemical Plant Applications", Chemical Engineering Process, October 1998
164. C. Menendez, H. Hanson, R. D. Kane, G. Farquhar, "Cathodic Protection Requirement for Deep Water Systems", ASTM, September 1998
165. M. S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "Fitness-For-Service Methodologies for the Assessment of Equipment Containing Corrosion Induced Damage", Satillo, Mexico, November 4-6, 1998
166. M. S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, C.J.B.M. Joia, L. Correia, "Methodology for the Application of Hydrogen Flux Monitoring Devices to Assess Equipment Operating in Wet H2S Service", ASME ETCE '99, Houston, Texas, Feb. 1-3, 1999
167. R. D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, "Assess Crude Oil Corrosivity", Hydrocarbon Processing, October 1998
168. R.D. Kane, C. Joia, P. Bererra, "Behavior of Thermal Spray Aluminum Coating in Wet H2S Environments", Corrosion/99, NACE International, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1999
169. R. D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, "NACE Committee Report 8x294: Review of Published Literature on Wet H2S Cracking", Corrosion/99, NACE International, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1999
170. S. Srinivasan, R. D. Kane, "Experimental Simulation of Multiphase CO2/H2S Systems", Corrosion/99, NACE International, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1999
171. R. D. Kane, "Pick the Right Materials for Wet Oxidation", Chemical Engineering Process, March 1999
172. J. G. Maldonado, M. S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, "Results of Industry Experience Survey on Coiled Tubing Uses and Failures", Corrosion/99, NACE International, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1999
173. R. D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, H. Hanson, "Corrosion and Materials Challenges for Deep Water Oil and Gas Production", Corrosion Control for Marine Structures and Pipelines, Colorado School of Mines, February 9-11, 1999
174. S. Srinivasan, R. D. Kane, "Corrosion prediction Models Need to Include Fields, Lab Data", PipeLine & Gas Industry, June 1999.
175. R. D. Kane, M. S. Cayard, "Understanding Critical Factors that Influence Refinery Crude Corrosiveness", Materials Performance, NACE International, July 1999
176. M. S. Cayard, R. D. Kane, C.J. Joia, "Hydrogen Flux Monitoring Devices in Wet H2S Service, Petroleum Technology quarterly, Summer 1999
177. R. D. Kane, "Testing for Environmentally Assisted Cracking", Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, second edition, 2000
178. R. D. Kane, J. G. Maldonado, J. G. Ashbaugh, "Cracking Down on Corrosion", Chemical Engineering, March 2000
179. C. Menendez, R. D. Kane, "Monitoring Hydrogen Damage in Pipelines and Pressure Vessels", Corrosion/2000, NACE International, Orlando, Florida, March 2000.
180. C. M. Menendez, H. R. Hanson, R. D. Kane, "Assessment of Short Term Laboratory Techniques to Develop Offshore Cathodic Protection Guidelines", Corrosion/2000, NACE International, Orlando, Florida, March 2000.
181. R.D. Kane, M.S. Cayard, S. Srinivasan, R.J. Horvath, Assessment of Corrosivity in Refinery Sour Water Systems, Eurocorr/2000, Institute of Materials, London, UK, September, 2000
182. R.D. Kane, "Online Resources Help Plants Fight Corrosion: Using the Internet as a learning tool", Chemical Processing, p 26, May 2001
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