Using HDD installed long-line linear anodes to protect gas distribution lines.(CP Solution) From: Pipeline & Gas Journal | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: Hartley, Stephen; Mohr, John | COPYRIGHT 2005 Oildom Publishing Company of Texas, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

As steel, or iron, oil and gas pipelines came into existence in the late 1800s, the need for them to have cathodic protection (CP) became apparent. But it was not until the 1920s that the U.S. network became extensive enough to present major corrosion problems. By the early 1930s all the major pipeline owners were applying anti-corrosive measures to provide external protection of their pipes, including various coatings and CR The CP was derived from zinc anodes or from impressed cur...