Downhole corrosion is one of the most important problems facing the oil and gas industry. By using various methods such as selecting appropriate materials, surface coating, use of corrosion inhibitors and cathodic protection, the corrosion rate can be significantly reduced. A better understanding of corrosion mechanisms and the development of new technologies can help improve efficiency and reduce costs in this industry.

In general, it can be said that the corrosion process will never stop, but it can be controlled to a large extent by implementing a corrosion management program. In fact, by implementing corrosion management, organizations can proactively plan to improve the way they design, operate, and maintain their critical assets, thereby reducing the cost of controlling damage and unexpected failures caused by corrosion.

Corrosion is a phenomenon that occurs in most environments, so no industry can be safe from the costs of corrosion. For example, the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, factories and heavy manufacturing industries (iron smelting, steelmaking, etc.), transportation, water and wastewater, are among the industries that are severely affected by this phenomenon. This section attempts to briefly examine corrosion in several important industries.

Failure to pay attention to corrosion problems in any industrial and manufacturing unit results in hidden costs that are impossible to avoid. Economic considerations are essential in each of the corrosion control methods. Of course, there is no need to choose the most expensive corrosion control methods, because the costs incurred may not be economically justified and waste capital.

Corrosion management is an action to organize corrosion activities and its control methods that has gained a special place in various industries in recent years. With the increasing development of corrosion prevention technologies, the selection of appropriate methods for corrosion control in a specific unit, the need to implement a comprehensive and well-written program called corrosion management, seems essential. Corrosion management is a set of methods and solutions that are applied in a system to prevent corrosion in order to optimize corrosion control methods economically.

Investing in corrosion control is a form of profitability. Ignoring corrosion problems in any industrial and manufacturing unit leads to hidden costs that are impossible to avoid. The first step in corrosion economics is to choose an appropriate method to minimize corrosion costs. These costs can include: production and equipment costs, loss of valuable products, undesirable product appearance, environmental costs, and so on.