... coordinated with operations personnel to assure systems that were maintenance-friendly. Corrosion control commissioning included a multi-channel AC and DC close interval potential survey protocol. The baseline data document the success of the AC mitigation and cathodic protection in safely and cost...

... ” Abstract Corporations spend millions of dollars annually performing close interval potential surveys (CIS) on pipeline systems. Without research or knowledge of all influencing impressed current cathodic protection sources prior to conducting the surveys, much of the data collected may be inaccurate...

...” technique such as Close Interval Potential Survey (CIPS) or Intensive Measurements are utilized to update the number of corrosion defects. In the last three steps bell-hole excavations are used to update the performance indicators of the utilized survey techniques, the number of coating and corrosion...

... and dedicated equipment are required to benefit from this type of survey. The C.I.S. will generate very large volumes of data, and it is essential that this data be technically correct and its management and reporting efficient. cathodic protection close interval potential survey test station survey...