Electrochemical corrosion of ultra-high strength carbon steel UD-165 was investigated using in-situ electrochemical techniques in H 2 S-containing alkaline brines (5 wt% NaCl; pH 7.9, 10.7, and 12.4) with four H 2 S partial pressures (p H2S) from 0 to 69 kPa at 85 °C. The effects of pH and p H2S were studied in terms of corrosion rate (CR), reaction mechanism, and corrosion products considering the Fe dissolution reactions with HCO 3-(aq), OH-(aq), and HS-(aq). While CR generally decreased at higher pH and increased at higher p H2S , both accelerating and inhibiting effects of H 2 S on CR were observed. High CR at pH 10.7 correlated with a high ratio of HS-(aq) to the total concentration of reactive anions. The