Abstract
Selection of an electrically remote location of an anode groundbed with respect to its cathodic-protected pipeline and nearby foreign pipelines/structures is an important element of the design of impressed current cathodic protection systems. Proper understanding of commonly available and used practices is essential for selecting electrically remote locations of impressed current anode groundbeds. To facilitate proper design and evaluation of anode groundbeds of impressed current cathodic protection systems for cross-country pipelines, this paper contains a comprehensive review of commonly used practices and presents an improved technique for the calculation of earth potentials for the determination of remoteness of impressed current anode groundbeds.
