In petroleum industry, steel pipes that conduct products are frequently submitted to the H2S action, that produces steel atomic hydrogen diffusion and embrittlement. The post- welding heat treatment, predicted in welding procedures qualified by Petrobras, reduce the dangerous hydrogen effect when joint is in contact with H2S, by reducing existing residual internal stresses level. This thesis studies a top joint performance when welded by two different techniques:Conventional, with tempering after welding, and Two-Layer Deposition, without post-welding heat treatment to internal stresses relief. In the last case, the residual stresses produced during welding deposition are reduced by action of second layer, what reduces maintenance costs and increase the equipments availability. This welding procedure increase the welded joint life too, by reducing grain size and increasing toughness of thermal affected zone. By X-ray diffraction methode, were measured internal stresses deriving from welding process and H2S exposition, to detect the efficacy of stress relief made on identical joints welded by the two refered procedures. They were also investigated existing microcracks, observed resultant microstructures by optical and scanning electron microscopy, measured microhardnesses and compared grain sizes in joints regions welded by both procedures. Then, samples were analysed by transmission electron microscopy to evaluate itself existing dislocations level, responsible by internal tension level existing at regions from welded zone that were inable to be measured by X-ray methode. Results obtained showed a major stress relief state and a relatively lowest grain size in joints welded by Conventional welding process. There was detected neither microcracks nor an important dislocations level and the microhardnesses showed higher values on the biggest grains at the thermal affected zones. It´s necessary to make more residual stresses measures to give a statistical support to decision about what is the most adequate welding procedure. From the operational point-of- view, these results suggest the necessity of a better parameters control process by the welder, in the case of alternative welding procedure proposed, the Two-Layer Deposition Technique.