Analysis on the feeding test results of regional cathodic protection in long-distance pipeline station
Author of the article:MA Guili1, LIU Haifeng2, WANG Hao3, CHEN Hongjin3, PENG lei1, TANG Yulin3, WEI Qunkun3, YUAN Bao3,
Author's Workplace:1. Pipeline Department of PetroChina Qinghai Oilfield Company, Golmud, Qinghai, 816000, China; 2. PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610051, China; 3. Shunan Gas Mine of PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China; 4. Sichuan Huayou Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu, Sichuan, 610023, China; 5. CPECC Southwest Company, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
Key Words:Feeding test; Regional cathodic protection; Protective potential; Sacrificial anode; Distributed deep well anode
Abstract:
If the reconstruction of regional cathodic protection
for existing stations is only based on previous project design schemes and
experience of similar projects, some facilities may not have sufficient
cathodic protection and the potential distribution may be uneven. It may also
cause stray current interference for buried steel pipeline around the station,
affecting the normal operation of neighbouring cathodic protection systems.
This paper carried out field feeding test in one of the stations. By changing
the location of power energization point and feeding point, this paper analyzed
the effect of output voltage, output current, location of energization point on
the regional cathodic protection system. This paper also analyzed the
effectiveness of sacrificial anode for regional cathodic protection, and found
that after several years in service, the ground resistance increased and the
sacrificial anode could not provide effective cathodic protection. Based on the
feeding test results, it is proposed that power energization points and feeding
points should be optimally arranged during the rectification of the cathodic
protection system in the pipeline station region. It is also recognized that sacrificial
anodes should be used cautiously in the cathodic protection system of the long
distance pipeline station region. The research results can provide a reference
for the reconstruction of cathodic protection system in the long distance
pipeline station region in the future.