Water-sensitive smart coating for flow and corrosion tracking

Abstract

A material composition may include one or more polymeric materials. The material composition may also include one or more inorganic particles comprising oxides, carbonates, sulfides, or any combination thereof. Further, the material composition may include one or more metal particles that produce a detectable change in an electrical property or an optical property based on a reaction with at least one of H2O, CO2, or H2S. The one or more inorganic particles and the one or more metal particles may be dispersed within the one or more polymeric materials.

1 . A material composition, comprising
 one or more polymeric materials;   one or more inorganic particles comprising oxides, carbonates, sulfides, or any combination thereof;   one or more metal particles configured to produce a detectable change in an electrical property or an optical property based on a reaction with at least one of H 2 O, CO 2 , or H 2 S; and   wherein the one or more inorganic particles and the one or more metal particles are dispersed within the one or more polymeric materials.   
     
     
         2 . The material composition of  claim 1 , wherein the material composition comprises hardening additives, lubricant additives, permeability control additives, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The material composition of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more polymeric materials comprise polyether ether ketone (PEEK), polyetherketone (PEK), polyphenylene sulfide, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The material composition of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more inorganic particles are configured to produce the detectable change in the optical property based on a reaction with H 2 S and H 2 O, wherein the one or more inorganic particles comprise at least one of zinc oxide, iron oxide, copper oxide, or cadmium oxide. 
     
     
         5 . The material composition of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more inorganic particles are configured to produce the detectable change in the optical property based on a reaction with CO 2  and H 2 O, wherein the one or more inorganic particles comprise a bismuth oxide. 
     
     
         6 . The material composition of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more inorganic particles are configured to produce the detectable change in the optical property based on a reaction with H 2 O, wherein the one or more inorganic particles comprise B 2 O 3 . 
     
     
         7 . The material composition of  claim 1 , wherein the detectable change in the optical property comprises a darkening or a brightening of the material composition. 
     
     
         8 . The material composition of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more metals comprise copper or copper alloys, zinc or zinc alloys, bismuth or bismuth alloys, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The material composition of  claim 1 , wherein the material composition comprises at least 40% polymer by volume and less than or equal to 60% of the one or more inorganic particles and the one or more metal particles. 
     
     
         10 . The material composition of  claim 1 , comprising a material coating having the material composition. 
     
     
         11 . The material composition of  claim 1 , comprising a downhole component that includes the material composition at least on a surface of the downhole component. 
     
     
         12 . The material composition of  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the material coating is greater than or equal to 25 microns. 
     
     
         13 . The material composition of  claim 10 , comprising a second material coating having a second material composition, the second material composition having differences in the one or more polymeric materials, the one or more inorganic particles, and/or the one or more metal particles. 
     
     
         14 . The material composition of  claim 13 , comprising an electrically conductive material disposed between the material coating and the second material coating. 
     
     
         15 . A method, comprising:
 dispersing one or more inorganic particles into one or more polymeric materials, wherein the one or more inorganic particles comprise oxides, carbonates, sulfides, or any combination thereof;   dispersing one or more metal particles into the one or more polymeric materials, wherein the one or more metal particles, wherein the one or more metal particles are configured to produce a detectable change in an electrical property or an optical property based on a reaction with at least one of H 2 O, CO 2 , or H 2 S, and wherein a material composition comprises the one or more polymeric materials, the one or more inorganic particles, and the one or more metal particles.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , comprising applying a coating of the material composition onto a surface of a component of a hydrocarbon extraction or sequestration system. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein applying the coating comprises applying a plurality of layers of the material composition onto the surface of the component, wherein at least two layers of the plurality of layers have differences in the one or more polymeric materials, the one or more inorganic particles, and/or the one or more metal particles. 
     
     
         18 . A system, comprising
 a surface monitoring system configured to measure data indicative of a change in surface characteristics of a material composition along the surface, wherein the material composition comprises:
 one or more polymeric materials, wherein the one or more polymeric materials; 
 one or more inorganic particles comprising oxides, carbonates, sulfides, or any combination thereof; 
 one or more metal particles configured to produce a detectable change in an electrical property or an optical property based on a reaction with at least one of H 2 O, CO 2 , or H 2 S; and 
 wherein the one or more inorganic particles and the one or more metal particles are dispersed within the one or more polymeric materials; and 
   wherein the surface monitoring system comprises instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by a processor to:
 identify the detectable change in the electrical property or the optical property in response to the data; and 
 output an indication of the detectable change. 
   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , comprising the material composition. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , comprising a component having a surface coated with the material composition.