{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1006","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1006","heading":"How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?","body":"(a) The requirements for decommissioning pipelines are listed in § 250.1750 through § 250.1754.\n(b) The table in this section lists the requirements if you take a DOI pipeline out of service:\nIf you have the pipeline out of service for: Then you must:\n(1) 1 year or less, Isolate the pipeline with a blind flange or a closed block valve at each end of the pipeline.\n(2) More than 1 year but less than 5 years, Flush and fill the pipeline with inhibited seawater.\n(3) 5 or more years, Decommission the pipeline according to §§ 250.1750-250.1754.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"fc95b6ec0391bdc36bfbf7690c85733f2ef4b4125c8035cdf287686fe41e02e9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1005","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}