This training course is designed to provide

• The theoretical basis and the practical ability necessary operate and maintain Cathodic Protection (CP) systems in the oil and gas surface production facilities.
• Understanding of the basic principles of corrosion and applications of galvanic and impressed current CP systems.
• Understanding of the field equipment used to monitor CP systems and how they work.
• Understanding of the various factors that impact the performance of these systems.
• Learn about essential CP monitoring techniques to ensure effective operation.
• Understanding of increase productivity by avoiding costly shutdowns thus reducing the cost of the overall corrosion control program.

Who Should Attend ?

• This training course is suitable for personnel who are working in technical areas related to materials, maintenance and integrity who deal directly or indirectly with cathodic protection. They include:
• Corrosion Engineers and Technicians.
• Inspection and Maintenance personnel.
• Static Equipment Engineers.
• Safety Personnel..
• Project Engineers.
• Mangers and Team Leaders.

How will this Training Course Be Presented ?

• This training course combines sound engineering principles, methods and applicable standards.
• All lectures are in colorful presentation.
• All lectures are interspersed with interactive discussion.
• All lectures include group discussion, case history and exercises.
• Actual major incidents as well as industry experience are reviewed.
• Participants receive a multicolor course manual.
• Pictures of real incidents and case history are shown.
• Videos on the subject are shown.

Course Schedule

Day-1

     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.

     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 

     Corrosive Environments & Construction of Materials 

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

     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 

     Cathodic Protection System Design

• Design Factors.
• Electrolyte resistivity survey.
• Electrolyte pH survey.
• Structure versus 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.

     Cathodic Protection Systems and Coatings

• Role of Protective Coating in CPS.
• Selection Factors.
• Coating Defects.
• Coating Efficiency.
• Overvoltage.
• Cathodic Disbondment.
• Commonly used Coating in Conjunction with CPS.

Day-4 

     Cathodic Protection Anodes and Construction

     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.
• Cathodic Protection Equations.
• Solved Cathodic Protection calculation examples.

       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 

    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.

     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.

     Corrosion Management Systems

• Economic Considerations.
• Corrosion Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Asset Integrity and Corrosion Management.
• Corrosion Data Management .