AbstractThe static charges and induced voltages from extra-high-voltage alternating current transmission lines (EHVACTLs) on parallel oil pipelines (POPLs) raise the risk levels for people and animals. Thus, the objective of this paper was to reduce and/or mitigate the electric field which is concentrated on POPLs by using grounded shield wires under EHVACTLs. Three techniques are employed to reduce the electric field effects on POPLs of two distinct types of transmission lines (TLs), 500 kV and 220 kV. The first technique involves raising the tower’s height to improve the clearance space between the POPLs and the TL conductors. The second technique is increasing the horizontal distance between the POPLs and the nearest stressed conductors of the TL. The third technique involves placing shield wires beneath the stressed conductors of the EHVACTLs. The electric field under the EHVACTLs is calculated with and without the grounded shield wires using charge simulation method. The results of the first technique revealed that with increasing the tower height from 10 m to 15, 20, 25, and 30 m, the electric field decreased by 43.75%, 62.5%, 68.75%, and 75%, respectively. Herein, employing the second technique, the electric field intensity is reduced by 20% and 21% depending on the POPL placed at a distance from the right stressed conductor equal to the horizontal clearance between conductors of 500 kV and 220 kV, respectively. Besides, the results of the third technique proved that the shield wires under the EHVACTLs reduced the electric field intensity on the POPLs by 17.65% and 24.71% for 500-kV and 220-kV TLs, respectively.