Current mapping

   CP potential readings

Cathodic Protection (C.P.) Engineering Services

• DOT compliance.
• Economic feasibility studies.
• Plans & drawings.
• Specifications.
• Research & development.

Engineering

• Cathodic protection design.
• Economic feasibility studies & budget estimates.
• Current requirement testing.
• Pipe & cable locating.
• Electrical short locating.
• Electrical continuity, isolation & resistance testing.
• Potential profiling.
• Rectifier monitoring & troubleshooting.
• System maintenance & troubleshooting.
• Long-term data acquisition.
• Underground pipeline current mapping.
• Soil & water analysis.

Installation Services

• Deep anode drilling.
• Complete C.P. system installation.
• C.P. system repair.
• C.P system relocation.
• C.P. system abandonment.

• Current requirement.
• Line current (native & operational).
• Current mapping.
• Resistivity profile (soil & water)
• Electrical continuity & isolation.
• Pipe & cable location.
• Foreign contact detection.
• Cathodic protection review.
• Potential profiles (annual & close interval surveys).
• Stray current & interference.
• Cell-to-cell surveys.

Maintenance Services

• Cathodic protection review.
• Foreign contact locating.
• Periodic rectifier monitoring.
• Coating inspection, factory or field.
• Rectifier monitoring & repair.
• Instrument repair.
• Holiday detection.

Engineering Projects Since 1957

Farwest Corrosion Control Company has been providing a comprehensive range of cathodic protection engineering and installation services starting in 1957.

• Engineering services include system design, technical recommendations, soil analysis, water analysis, annual and close interval potential surveys, system checkouts, troubleshooting, maintenance, personnel training, recommendations for repair and cost estimates. Included in our array of installation services are deep and conventional anode installations, sacrificial anode installations, tank system installations, abandonments, and system relocation and repair.
    
• Engineering project types include oil and gas production, all submerged pipelines, water and waste water facilities, storage facilities, refining operations, nuclear and conventional power plants, offshore structures, marine facilities, municipal and government facilities.

Design & Analysis Services

• Cathodic Protection Drawings & Specifications
• Economic Feasibility & Budget Estimates
• Failure Analysis
• Alternate Energy Designs (Thermoelectric, Solar & Wind)
• Computer & Instrument Grounding Designs
• Research & Development

Field Services

• Current Requirement Testing
• Line Current - Natural & Applied
• Stray Current & Interference Testing
• Pipe & Cable Locating
• Electrical Short Locating
• Electrical Continuity, Isolation & Resistance Testing
• Potential Profiles
• Coating Holiday Testing
• Rectifier Monitoring
• Soil & Water Analysis
• Stray Current & Interference Testing
• Underground Metallic Pipeline Current Mapping
• Underwater Surveys
• Rectifier Troubleshooting
• Cathodic Protection System Troubleshooting
• Long Term Data Acquisition
• Cathodic Protection System Maintenance

Membership in NACE:  Farwest is very active in NACE International (National Association of Corrosion Engineers). Gordon Rankin, our President, is past President of NACE International. Many of our staff members have, at one time or another, provided their time and expertise to train industry personnel at the many NACE International seminars held each year.

Contact Information:  Jim Flake, our Engineering Manager, should be your initial contact at Farwest to discuss your project requirements. Jim can be easily reached by phone during normal working hours. He is responsible for negotiating individual work orders, maintaining current status for each project, and reviewing project hours and percentage completion for each project.

Project Reporting:  At the conclusion of an engineering project, a written report is generated for each phase of the project and submitted to the customer in a timely manner. A copy of each report is maintained on file at Farwest for reference.