Ground beds/

We had a pipe line cross our property last fall, Now they are coming back wanting to install a rectifier / ground bed .. Does any one know what type of payments have been made for the installations of these things?

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Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on January 10, 2015 at 2:25am

What does your ROW agreement say?  This may fall under normal maintenance.

Permalink Reply by Alan Robinson on January 10, 2015 at 5:13am

Philip, The ROW says that anything besides the pipe line will need to  be negotiated at said time ,compressor, drips  , anything above ground will be agreed upon before installations.

Permalink Reply by rmc on January 10, 2015 at 10:21am
A friend of mine had the same situation he told them he wanted the same payment per foot as he recieved for the pipeline plus the width.
His argument was if another pipeline company came in wanting to put a pipeline in that he wouldn't be able to sell it because of grounding bed
Permalink Reply by Barry D on January 10, 2015 at 1:00pm

Corrosion in the ground is an electrochemical process. The system helps to deter corrosion of the pipeline by drawing the current to a sacrificial metal through a line connecting the two; usually an anode(s).

Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on January 10, 2015 at 1:03pm
Permalink Reply by Janice L. Hancharick on January 11, 2015 at 9:04am

Philip, I did a speed read through this entire document and found it interesting and informative.  I plan on passing it along, however before I do here's a question.  I noted it was put out in 2007.  So much has changed in the tech realm of the O&G industry since then, how much change has there been in the world of pipeline development?  Is there a more recent site you can recommend?  I believe pipelines have improved over the course of 8 yrs..

Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on January 11, 2015 at 9:15am
Permalink Reply by Tony Yurina on January 11, 2015 at 3:54pm

There are typically two designs.

One is a distributed ground bed with a number of anodes connected to the pipeline by a conductor and may be situated some distance from the pipeline. 

The other is a deep well ground bed, where the sacrificial anodes are placed into a well that is drilled in the area of pipeline, also a connection from the anodes to the pipe.

Now add a rectifier some place to energize the pipeline at a very low voltage and a few amperes, also in conjunction with option one or two above.  
Periodically the anodes will have to be replaced as they deteriorate. 

Extreme care must be exercised not to excavate and destroy wiring connections or anode beds.

Permalink Reply by Barry D on January 11, 2015 at 4:21pm

I suppose the questions are these; can this all be done within the limits of a ROW ? Should landowners be compensated for such work or would it be covered by an existing ROW Agreement?

Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on January 12, 2015 at 12:25am

In my ROW agreement with MarkWest I considered it normal maintenance.

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