“…[3][4][5] Mineral acids such as hydrouoric acid (HF), nitric acid (HNO 3 ), hydrochloric acid (HCl), and organic acids; formic acid (HCOOH), acetic acid (CH 3 COOH), chloroacetic acid (ClCH 2 COOH), sulfonic acid (RSO 2 OH), and sulfamic acid (H 2 NSO 2 OH), are used to dissolve rubble, remove mud and to create channels through rocks to access the crude oil. 6 The carbon steel employed for oil explorations in wells is susceptible to corrosion, due to the harsh working conditions of the oil wells, with acid solutions used as solvents to dissolve the rocks at the drilling sites. Today, this practice is adopted worldwide to enhance large oil and gas production, and the method of using (5-28%) HCl is reported as the most prominent.…”