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30 CFR 250.1006: How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?

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Title 30—Mineral Resources
CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart J—Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way

(a) The requirements for decommissioning pipelines are listed in § 250.1750 through § 250.1754.

(b) The table in this section lists the requirements if you take a DOI pipeline out of service:

If you have the pipeline out of service for: Then you must:

(1) 1 year or less, Isolate the pipeline with a blind flange or a closed block valve at each end of the pipeline.

(2) More than 1 year but less than 5 years, Flush and fill the pipeline with inhibited seawater.

(3) 5 or more years, Decommission the pipeline according to §§ 250.1750-250.1754.

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