Cathodic protection of product pipelines in a refinery using deep anode groundbeds in an area of concern for cross contamination of multiple aquifers

Conference · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:268232

Fitzgerald, III, J H ^[1]; Hutton, D ^[2]

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1. PSG Corrosion Engineering/Corrpro, Inc., Grosse Pointe Park, MI (United States)
2. Shell Oil Products Co. Wood River Manufacturing Complex, Roxanna, IL (United States)

An oil products manufacturing company near St. Louis, Missouri has a long pipe run containing many bare and coated pipelines that traverse an area of multiple aquifers between the refinery and the docks on the Mississippi River. The only practicable method of cathodic protection was impressed current deep anode groundbeds. Concern over cross contamination of underlying aquifers led to a special modification of the owner`s standard environmentally friendly deep anode design that would meet both the cathodic protection and special environmental requirements of the site.

• OSTI ID: 268232
• Report Number(s): CONF-960389--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
AQUIFERS
BACKFILLING
CATHODIC PROTECTION
DESIGN
ELECTRIC GROUNDS
EQUIPMENT PROTECTION DEVICES
INSTALLATION
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PIPELINES
POLLUTION CONTROL
RECTIFIERS
TERMINAL FACILITIES