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Cathodic Protection System in Oil & Gas Exploration Industry

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Cathodic Protection System in Oil & Gas Exploration Industry

Survey, Analysis and Design

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Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
13 - 17 Apr 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
08 - 12 Jun 2026 London $ 5,950
24 - 28 Aug 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
19 - 23 Oct 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
04 - 08 Jan 2027 Dubai $ 5,950
Online Schedule
Date Venue Fees
08 - 12 Jun 2026 Online $ 3,950
24 - 28 Aug 2026 Online $ 3,950

Course Summary

Maintaining the ageing infrastructure such as underground pipelines is a challenge to the oil and gas industry worldwide. Corrosion is one of the major causes of ageing the industrial infrastructures. Understanding its mechanism and how to control it can lead to a remarkable reduction in the operation cost of piping and static equipment.

Cathodic Protection (CP) is one of the most widely used methods to control corrosion in industry. The Cathodic Protection is a method of that eliminates the corrosion of metals by the use of sacrificial anodes or the application of an electric current. It is a technique that has been known for 160 years, and is extensively applied to pipelines and tank farms, etc with great success. However, despite this long history and broad applicability, it is a technique that is all too often inadequately or even improperly applied, with the result that structures are poorly protected or, worse, adversely interfered with.

This 5-day GLOMACS Cathodic Protection System in Oil & Gas Exploration Industry training courses provides you with fundamental principles, evaluation and applications of Cathodic Protection, helping participants recognise them, select Cathodic Protection control methods and apply them to protect the assets of the organisation.

Course Outline
Day 1

Principles and Types of Corrosion and Corrosion Control

Section I - Significance of Corrosion Control

  • Corrosion - Largest Single Cause of Plant Failure
  • Economic Effects
  • Environmental Effects
  • Safety Effects
  • Corrosion Management Preventive Strategies
  • Cost of Corrosion
  • Case Study: Catastrophic Corrosion Accidents

Section II - Corrosion & Its Control

  • Requirements for Corrosion to Occur
  • Metallurgical Factors
  • Forms of Corrosion
  • Corrosion Control Methods
  • Environmental Modification
  • Protective Coatings
  • Introduction to Cathodic Protection
Day 2

Corrosion Environment, Material Selection and Elements of Cathodic Protection

Section III - Corrosive Environments & Construction of MaterialsĀ 

  • Atmospheric Environments
  • Marine Atmospheres
  • Industrial Atmospheres
  • Underground Environments
  • Material Selection
  • Corrosion Properties of Ā Steels
  • Concrete Structure Environment

Section IV - Fundamentals of Cathodic Protection Systems

  • Galvanic Series
  • General Application of Cathodic Protection
  • Industry Standard & Codes
  • Principle of CPS
  • The Cathodic Protection Cell
  • Methods of Applying Cathodic Protection
  • Sacrificial Cathodic Protection System
  • Impressed-Current Cathodic Protection System
  • Advantages of SCPS
  • Disadvantages SCPS
  • Advantages ICCP
  • Disadvantages ICCP
  • CPS Selection
  • Basic Requirements for Cathodic Protection
  • Cathodic Protection Criteria
  • Current Rectifiers / DC Power Source
  • High Impedance Voltmeter
  • Reference Cells (Half Cells) Reference Cells
  • Applicable NACE Standard for Cathodic Protection Systems
Day 3

Cathodic Protection Systems Design and Coating Issues

Section V - Cathodic Protection System Design

  • Design Factors
  • Electrolyte Resistivity Survey
  • Electrolyte pH Survey
  • Structure vs. Electrolyte Potential Survey
  • Current Requirement
  • Coating Resistance
  • Protective Current Required
  • Sacrificial Anode (Galvanic) Cathodic Protection Design
  • Impressed current Cathodic Protection System Design
  • Soil Resistivity
  • Current Requirement Test
  • Typical CPS Design Parameters

Ā Section VI - Cathodic Protection Systems and Coatings

  • Role of Protective Coating in CPS
  • Selection Factors
  • Coating Defects
  • Coating Efficiency
  • Over Voltage
  • Cathodic Disbondment
  • Commonly used Coating in Conjunction with CPS
Day 4

Cathodic Protection Anodes and Construction

Section VII - Anodes & Rectifiers

  • Anode Selection
  • Anode Material Types - magnesium, zinc, aluminum, etc.
  • Current Output
  • Driving Potential
  • Anode Life
  • Anode Shape & Dimension
  • Anode Efficiency
  • Galvanic Anode Types
  • Current Requirements for ICCP System
  • Anode Materials for ICCP
  • Anode Backfilling
  • Installation of Sacrificial Anodes
  • Impressed Current Anode Beds
  • Impressed Current Rectifiers / DC Power Source
  • CP Equations
  • Solved CP Calculation Examples

Section VIII - Practicing & Construction of Cathodic Protection System

  • Components of Cathodic Protection Systems
  • Essential Components
  • Isolating Joints
  • Junction Boxes
  • Test Stations - measuring points and coupons
  • Thermite Weld
  • Earthing Systems
  • Line Current Measurement
  • Pipe Sleeves / Casings
  • Cathodic Protection Vessels & Tank Internals Vessels & Tank
  • Tanks for Storage of Chemicals
  • Water Circulating Systems
  • Heat Exchangers (tube and shell)
  • Case Study: Construction of Cathodic Protection Systems
Day 5

Line and Coating Inspection, Safety and Corrosion Comics

Section IX - Inspection of Pipeline and Coating Defects

  • Pearson Surveys
  • Close Interval Potential Survey (CIPS) Technique
  • Direct Current Voltage Gradient (DCVG) Technique
  • Signal Attenuation Coating (SAC) Survey
  • Common Impressed Current Rectifier Problems
  • Over the Trench Pipe Holiday Inspection

Section X - Instrumentation & Safety Aspects

  • Alkalinity
  • Hydrogen Evolution
  • Chloride Evolution
  • Installation Adjacent to Telecommunication Services
  • Installation Adjacent to Railway Signal & Protection Circuits
  • Interaction at Discontinuities in Cathodically Protected Structures
  • Installation at Jetties & Ships
  • Danger of Electric Shock
  • Installations on Immersed Structures
  • Installations for the Internal Protection of Plant
  • Fault Conditions in Electricity Power Systems
  • Stray Current Corrosion

Section XI - Corrosion Management Systems

  • Economic Considerations
  • Corrosion Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Asset Integrity and Corrosion Management
  • Corrosion Data Management
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
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