About
Maintaining the ageing infrastructure such as underground pipelines is a challenge to the oil and gas industry worldwide. Understanding why and how cathodic protection works or fails can help the operator formulate appropriate strategy in managing the pipeline corrosion problems. This five-day course covers both the fundamentals and practices in designing, operating and maintaining cathodic protection of underground pipelines. An overview of the NACE standard on “Pipeline External Corrosion Direct Assessment Methodology” will also be presented.
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Draw a simple model of a Cathodic Protection cell and name the different elements
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Name 2 types of Cathodic Protection Systems
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Explain the relationship between Coatings and Cathodic protection
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Name and describe 2 different testing methods used to test Cathodic Protection
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Understand terminology commonly used when discussing Cathodic Protection
Day 1
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Primer on Chemistry and Metallurgy
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Fundamentals of corrosion
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Cathodic Protection
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Sacrificial Anode Cathodic Protection
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Impressed Current Cathodic Protection
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Criteria for Cathodic Protection
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Reference potential devices
Day 2
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Potential measuring instrument
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Soil resistivity test instruments
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Wall thickness and pit gages
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Current interrupters
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Test rectifiers
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HoliModule detectors
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Electrical resistivity
Day 3
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Resistance of ground connection
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Non-uniform electrolyte
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Groundbed Design
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Long pipelines and pipe insulating joints
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Stray current corrosion and electrolysis
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Practical stray current problems
Day 4
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Interference from other CP installations
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Effectiveness of coatings
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Coatings specification
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Coatings inspection
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Type of pipeline coatings
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Coating failures and analysis
Day 5
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Cathodic Protection and Coatings
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Survey methods for pipeline not under cathodic protection
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Survey methods for pipeline under cathodic protection
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Overview of NACE Standard on “Pipeline External Corrosion Direct Assessment Methodology”
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Corrosion Inhibitors
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Scale Inhibitors
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Biocides
Training Methodology
Pathways Training and consulting adopts the newest techniques of human resources Training and consulting and, with the following:
- Theoretical lectures are delivered via PowerPoint and visual displays (videos and short films)
- Making scientific evaluation to the trainee (before and after)
- Brainstorming and role-playing
- Using case studies related to the scientific material being delivered and the trainees' work.
- The participants get the scientific and practical material printed and on CDs and Flash memories.
- Preparing records and reports of the participants' attendance and results, with a general evaluation of the training program.
- A group of the best trainers and experts in all fields and specialties professionally prepares the scientific material.
- After finishing the course, the participants get certificates of attendance signed, certified, and issued by pathways Training and consulting.
- Our training programs start at 9:00 o'clock in the morning and end at 2:00 in the afternoon, with snack buffet during the lectures.
- Providing a lunch buffet during the training program period, with organizing a lunch party on the training program final day for taking some photos and certificate awarding.
