The sour service corrosion testing laboratory of Element in Houston was recently accredited to ISO 17025 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). Element is one of very few laboratories to achieve this stringent accreditation.
Serving the Oil & Gas industry worldwide
Element's sour services laboratory provides comprehensive support for upstream materials evaluation and qualification testing. Accreditation to ISO 17025 confirms the laboratory's commitment to rigorous quality practices.
Laboratory for sour service
Element offers the following ISO 17025-accredited standard sour service test methods:
- Hydrogen-Induced Cracking (HIC) test in accordance with NACE TM0284
- Tensile test in accordance with NACE TM0177, Method A
- Bent-Beam test in accordance with NACE TM0177, Method B
- C-Ring test in accordance with NACE TM0177, Method C
- Double-Cantilever-Beam (DCB) test in accordance with NACE TM0177, Method D
Industry standard materials qualification
Element offers sour service materials qualification testing in accordance with the NACE MR0175/ISO 15156-2 international standard, and oil & gas industry specifications and requirements including:
- EFC Publication 16, Annex A
- DNV-OS-F101 supplementary requirements for sour service
- API 5L 44th Edition, additional provisions for PSL 2 pipe
- Client-specific R&D, e.g., API PRAC Small-Pipe testing