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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1511 - Pipeline Location

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Pipeline
				  right-of-way must be selected to avoid, as far as practicable, areas containing
				  private dwellings, industrial buildings, and places of public
				  assembly.
B. No pipeline may be
				  located within 50 feet of any private dwelling, or any industrial building or
				  place of public assembly in which person(s) work, congregate, or assemble,
				  unless it is provided with at least 12 inches of cover in addition to that
				  prescribed in §1543
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1513 - Bending of Pipe

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Pipe must not
				  have a wrinkle bend.
B. Each field
				  bend must comply with the following.
1. A
				  bend must not impair the serviceability of the pipe.
2. Each bend must have a smooth contour and
				  be free from buckling, cracks, or any other mechanical damage.
3. On pipe containing a longitudinal weld,
				  the longitudinal weld must be as near as practicable to the neutral axis of the
				  bend unless:
a. the bend is made with an
				  internal bending mandrel; or
b. the
				  pipe is 12 inches or less in outside diameter or has a diameter to wall
				  thickness ratio less than 70.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1515 - Welding: General

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Welding must
				  be performed in compliance with this Section and §1517-1529
B. Welding must be performed in accordance
				  with established written welding procedures that have been tested to assure
				  that they will produce sound, ductile welds that comply with requirements of
				  this Chapter. Detailed records of these tests must be kept by the operator
				  involved.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1517 - Welding: Miter Joints

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A miter
				  joint is not permitted (not including deflections up to 3 degrees that are
				  caused by misalignment).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1519 - Welders: Testing

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each welder
				  must be qualified in accordance with Section 3 of API Standard 1104 or Section
				  IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, except that a welder qualified
				  under an earlier edition than listed in Section 195.3 may weld but may not
				  requalify under that earlier edition.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1521 - Welding: Weather

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Welding must
				  be protected from weather conditions that would impair the quality of the
				  completed weld.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1523 - Welding: Arc Burns

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each arc burn
				  must be repaired.
B. An arc burn
				  may be repaired by completely removing the notch by grinding, if the grinding
				  does not reduce the remaining wall thickness to less than the minimum thickness
				  required by the tolerances in the specification to which the pipe is
				  manufactured. If a notch is not repairable by grinding, a cylinder of the pipe
				  containing the entire notch must be removed.
C. A ground may not be welded to the pipe or
				  fitting that is being welded.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1525 - Welds and Welding Inspections: Standards of Acceptability

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each weld and
				  welding must be inspected to insure compliance with the requirements of this
				  Chapter. Visual inspection must be supplemented by nondestructive
				  testing.
B. The acceptability of a
				  weld is determined according to the standards in Section 6 of API Standard
				  1104.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1527 - Welds: Repair or Removal of Defects

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each weld that is unacceptable under
				  §1525 must be
				  removed or repaired. Except for welds on an offshore pipeline being installed
				  from a pipelay vessel, a weld must be removed if it has a crack that is more
				  than 8 percent of the weld length.
B. Each weld that is repaired must have the
				  defect removed down to sound metal and the segment to be repaired must be
				  preheated if conditions exist which would adversely affect the quality of the
				  weld repair. After repair, the segment of the weld that was repaired must be
				  inspected to ensure its acceptability.
C. Repair of a crack, or of any defect in a
				  previously repaired area must be in accordance with written weld repair
				  procedures that have been qualified under §1515 Repair procedures must
				  provide that the minimum mechanical properties specified for the welding
				  procedure used to make the original weld are met upon completion of the final
				  weld repair.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1529 - Welds: Nondestructive Testing and Retention of Testing Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A weld may be
				  nondestructively tested by any process that will clearly indicate any defects
				  that may affect the integrity of the weld.
B. Any nondestructive testing of welds must
				  be performed:
1. in accordance with a written
				  set of procedures for nondestructive testing; and
2. with personnel that have been trained in
				  the established procedures and in the use of the equipment employed in the
				  testing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1531 - External Corrosion Protection

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Each component in the pipeline system must be provided with protection against
				  external corrosion.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1533 - External Coating

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No pipeline
				  system component may be buried or submerged unless that component has an
				  external protective coating that:
1. is
				  designed to mitigate corrosion of the buried or submerged component;
2. has sufficient adhesion to the metal
				  surface to prevent underfilm migration of moisture;
3. is sufficiently ductile to resist
				  cracking;
4. has enough strength to
				  resist damage due to handling and soil stress; and
5. supports any supplemental cathodic
				  protection. In addition, if an insulating-type coating is used it must have low
				  moisture absorption and provide high electrical resistance.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1535 - Cathodic Protection System

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				  cathodic protection system must be installed for all buried or submerged
				  facilities to mitigate corrosion that might result in structural failure. A
				  test procedure must be developed to determine whether adequate cathodic
				  protection has been achieved.
B. A
				  cathodic protection system must be installed not later than one year after
				  completing the construction.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1537 - Test Leads

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except for
				  offshore pipelines, electrical test leads used for corrosion control or
				  electrolysis testing must be installed at intervals frequent enough to obtain
				  electrical measurements indicating the adequacy of the cathodic
				  protection.
B. Test leads must be
				  installed as follows:
1. enough looping or
				  slack must be provided to prevent test leads from being unduly stressed or
				  broken during back-filling;
2. each
				  lead must be attached to the pipe so as to prevent stress concentration on the
				  pipe;
3. each lead installed in a
				  conduit must be suitably insulated from the conduit.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1539 - Installation of Pipe in a Ditch

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  All pipe installed in a ditch must be installed in a manner that minimizes the
				  introduction of secondary stresses and the possibility of damage to the
				  pipe.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1541 - Underwater Obstructions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				  carbon dioxide pipelines within the jurisdiction of these regulations are
				  subject to the Louisiana Underwater Obstructions Act,
				  R.S.
				  30:4 D-30:4H, as amended, and the Louisiana
				  Underwater Obstructions Regulations, §301-313
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1543 - Cover over Buried Pipeline

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Unless specifically exempted in this Chapter, all pipe must be buried so that
				  it is below the level of cultivation. Except as provided in Subsection B of
				  this Section, the pipe must be installed so that the cover between the top of
				  the pipe and the ground level, road bed, river bottom, or sea bottom, as
				  applicable, complies with the following table.
Location
Cover (Inches)
For Normal Excavation
For Rock
								Excavation1
Industrial, commercial, and residential areas
36
30
Crossings of inland bodies of water with a width
								of at least 100 feet from high water mark to high water mark
48
18
Drainage ditches at public roads and railroads
36
36
Deepwater port safety zone
48
24
Other offshore areas under water less than 20 feet
								deep as measured from the mean low tide
30
18
Any other area
30
18
1Rock excavation is any
					 excavation that requires blasting or removal by equivalent means.
B. Less cover than the minimum
				  required by Subsection A of this Section and
				  §1511 may be
				  used if:
1. it is impractical to comply with
				  the minimum cover requirements; and
2. additional protection is provided that is
				  equivalent to the minimum required cover.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1545 - Clearance between Pipe and Underground Structures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any pipe installed underground must have
				  at least 12 inches of clearance between the outside of the pipe and the
				  extremity of any other underground structure, except that for drainage tile the
				  minimum clearance may be less than 12 inches but not less than 2 inches.
				  However, where 12 inches of clearance is impracticable, the clearance may be
				  reduced if adequate provisions are made for corrosion control.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1547 - Backfilling

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Backfilling must
				  be performed in a manner that protects any pipe coating and provides firm
				  support for the pipe.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1549 - Above Ground Components

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				  component may be installed above ground in the following situations, if the
				  other applicable requirements of this part are complied with:
1. overhead crossings of highways, railroads,
				  or a body of water;
2. spans over
				  ditches and gullies;
3. scraper
				  traps or block valves;
4. areas
				  under the direct control of the operator;
5. in an area inaccessible to the
				  public.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1551 - Crossings of Railroads and Highways

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The pipe at each railroad or highway
				  crossing must be installed so as to adequately withstand the dynamic forces
				  exerted by anticipated traffic loads.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1553 - Valves: General

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each valve
				  must be installed in a location that is accessible to authorized employees and
				  that is protected from damage or tampering.
B. Each submerged valve located offshore or
				  in inland navigable waters must be marked, or located by conventional survey
				  techniques, to facilitate quick location when operation of the valve is
				  required.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1555 - Valves: Location

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A valve must
				  be installed at each of the following locations:
1. on the suction end and the discharge end
				  of a pump or compressor station in a manner that permits isolation of the
				  station equipment in the event of an emergency;
2. on each mainline at locations along the
				  pipeline system that will minimize damage from accidental carbon dioxide
				  discharge, as appropriate for the terrain in open country, for offshore areas,
				  or for populated areas;
3. on each
				  lateral takeoff from a trunk line in a manner that permits shutting off the
				  lateral without interrupting the flow in the trunk line;
4. on each side of a reservoir holding water
				  for human consumption.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1557 - Compression/Pumping Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Adequate
				  ventilation must be provided in compressor/pump station buildings to prevent
				  the accumulation of carbon dioxide vapors and/or vapors that could be
				  dangerous. Warning devices must be installed to warn of the presence of such
				  vapors in the compression/pumping station building.
B. The following must be provided in each
				  compressor/pump station:
1. safety devices
				  that prevent over-pressuring of compression/pumping equipment, including the
				  auxiliary compression/pumping equipment within the compression/pumping
				  station;
2. a device for the
				  emergency shutdown of each compression/pumping station;
3. if power is necessary to actuate the
				  safety devices, an auxiliary power supply.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 15 - General › Section XI-1559 - Construction Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A complete
				  record that shows the following must be maintained by the operator involved for
				  the life of each pipeline facility:
1. the
				  total number of girth welds and the number nondestructively tested, including
				  the number rejected and the disposition of each rejected weld;
2. the amount, location and cover of each
				  size of pipe installed;
3. the
				  location of each crossing of another pipeline;
4. the location of each buried utility
				  crossing;
5. the location of each
				  overhead crossing;
6. the location
				  of each valve, weighted pipe, corrosion test station, or other item connected
				  to the pipe.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 17 - Requirements for Facilities › Section XI-1701 - New Facilities (Formerly section 307)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No person
				  shall commence construction of any facility (other than a field transmission,
				  flow or gathering line located on a state lease or right-of-way) on state
				  waterbottoms after the effective date of regulations unless the assistant
				  secretary has issued a permit authorizing such construction pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  30:4 and these rules. For purposes of this
				  rule, construction includes any modification of an existing pipeline by the
				  laying of new pipe, other than the replacement of defective pipe by pipe of the
				  same diameter.
B. Any order,
				  permit, lease, right-of-way or other authorization issued or granted by the
				  state of Louisiana which specifically authorizes construction of a facility,
				  including without limitation a permit issued under the Coastal Zone Management
				  Act, shall satisfy the requirement for a permit under this rule and under
				  R.S.
				  30:4; provided, however, that all
				  requirements of these regulations, including permit conditions under §305,
				  which are or may become applicable to the facility shall be deemed to be
				  incorporated in such authorization.
C. If a facility required to have a permit
				  under this rule is not deemed to have a permit under
				  §1701 then the
				  person responsible shall apply for a permit hereunder and submit in its
				  application:
1. a map, diagram, plan or
				  drawing showing the size, extent, location and water depth of the proposed
				  facility; and
2. such additional
				  information as the assistant secretary may reasonably require; provided,
				  however, that with respect to information already provided in a previous
				  application to the state or United States for a right-of-way, lease, or other
				  permit or authorization for the proposed facility the applicant may submit a
				  copy of such previous application.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 17 - Requirements for Facilities › Section XI-1703 - Inspection and Reporting (Formerly section 309)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every person
				  responsible for a previously buried facility shall report in writing to the
				  assistant secretary within 30 days after knowledge thereof any instances not
				  previously reported where the facility, or any portion thereof, has become
				  unburied. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose any burial
				  requirements.
B. The assistant
				  secretary shall require an inspection of a pipeline, field transmission, flow
				  or gathering line or associated structure by a person responsible if, after
				  providing that person with notice and an opportunity to respond, he determines
				  the public interest so requires. That person shall inspect the facility and
				  report to the assistant secretary within 30 days thereafter the nature and
				  location of any portion of the facility above the mudline. The assistant
				  secretary may require a map showing the location of the facility inspected and
				  any parts above the mudline.
C. If,
				  after providing the person responsible with notice and an opportunity to
				  respond, the assistant secretary determines the public interest so requires, he
				  shall require the owner or operator of a pipeline, field transmission, flow or
				  gathering line, or associated structure located on a rightof-way or lease upon
				  state waterbottoms to inspect that portion of the right-of-way or lease where
				  he reasonably believes associated material is located and causing an
				  obstruction. If so directed, the responsible person shall conduct an inspection
				  and report to the assistant secretary within 30 days thereafter the nature and
				  location of any associated material above the mudline.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4-D through
					 4-H.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 17 - Requirements for Facilities › Section XI-1705 - Abandoned Facilities (Formerly section 311)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All facilities
				  (other than field transmission, flow or gathering lines on state leases or
				  right-of-way):
1. located above the mudline
				  and in less than 20 feet of water; and
2. constituting an obstruction, shall be
				  removed within 90 days after abandonment or as soon thereafter as practicable
				  by the responsible person or persons.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 17 - Requirements for Facilities › Section XI-1707 - Remedial Action (Formerly section 313)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If information
				  available to the Office of Conservation discloses an obstruction resulting from
				  a facility exposed in violation of
				  §1701.E or G, an
				  abandoned facility, or associated material, the assistant secretary may, upon
				  10 days written notice, order any person responsible for the facility or, where
				  the obstruction is caused by associated material, any person responsible for a
				  facility located on the right-of-way or lease where the obstruction occurs, to
				  show cause, taking into account all relevant issues, why said person should not
				  be required to take appropriate remedial action, as determined by the assistant
				  secretary.
B. For purposes of this
				  rule,
appropriate remedial action
includes:
1. reburial of a pipeline as required by
				  §1701.E to its original
				  depth;
2. reburial of a field
				  transmission, flow or gathering line as required by
				  §1701.G to its original
				  depth;
3. removal of an abandoned
				  facility (other than a field transmission, flow or gathering line situated on a
				  state lease or right-of-way) except where it is demonstrated that the facility
				  is in water depths greater than 20 feet;
4. removal of associated material in water
				  depths less than 20 feet; or
5.
				  installation and maintenance of private aids to navigation at the location of
				  the obstruction in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the
				  United States Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 17 - Requirements for Facilities › Section XI-1709 - Testing of Tie-Ins

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Pipe
				  associated with tie-ins must be hydrostatically tested, either with the section
				  to be tied in or separately.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 17 - Requirements for Facilities › Section XI-1711 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A record must be
				  made of each hydrostatic test and that record must be retained as long as the
				  facility tested is in use.
B. The
				  record required by Subsection A of this Section must include the recording
				  gauge charts, test instrument calibration data, and the reasons for any failure
				  during a test. Where elevation differences in the section under test exceed 100
				  feet, a profile of the pipeline that shows the elevation and tests sites over
				  the entire length of the test section must be included. Each recording gauge
				  chart must also contain:
1. the operator's
				  name, the name of the person responsible for making the test, and the name of
				  the test company used, if any;
2.
				  the date and time of the test;
3.
				  the minimum test pressure;
4. the
				  test medium;
5. a description of
				  the facility tested; and
6. an
				  explanation of any pressure discontinuities that appear on any chart.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1901 - Memorandum of Understanding (Formerly section 315)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  secretary and the assistant secretary for the Office of Conservation have been
				  delegated certain authority for the administration of this Part by Act 666 of
				  the 1997 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. A memorandum of
				  understanding shall be prepared and signed by both entities for the purpose of
				  delineating and agreeing on the authority and function to be served by each of
				  them for the administration of this Part.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(D)-4(H) and
					 30:101.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1903 - Office of the Secretary (Formerly section 317)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The secretary
				  shall perform all duties and functions authorized by the provisions of Act 666
				  of 1997 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
B. The Office of the Secretary is authorized
				  to expend a sum, not to exceed $200,000 per annum, for the department's
				  administration of this Part.
C. The
				  secretary shall administer general oversight of expenditures or commitments to
				  make expenditures from the fund for identification, inventory and removal of
				  underwater obstructions as he deems necessary and appropriate.
D. The secretary shall maintain all
				  supervisory and fiscal responsibilities for this Part which are not
				  specifically conferred upon the assistant secretary.
E. The secretary shall perform such other
				  specific functions as may be enumerated or envisioned by this Part.
F. The powers provided in this Part shall be
				  in addition to and shall not limit the powers conferred on the secretary in
				  other provisions of this Title or by any other provisions of any state or
				  federal law or regulation.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(D)-4(H) and
					 30:101.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1905 - Office of Conservation-Assistant Secretary (Formerly section 319)

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A. The powers
				  of the assistant secretary shall include, without limitation, the power to do
				  the following:
1. negotiate and execute
				  contracts, upon such terms as he may agree upon for underwater obstruction
				  identification, inventory, and removal, and other services necessary to meet
				  the purpose of this Part;
2.
				  publish an annual list of underwater obstruction sites, to include an inventory
				  of the type, size and depth of the obstruction, and any other relevant
				  information which would aid navigation and commercial fishing in the vicinity
				  of the obstruction;
3. prepare,
				  evaluate and approve an annual priority list for underwater obstruction
				  removal;
4. prepare, evaluate and
				  approve a list of contractors acceptable to conduct obstruction
				  removal;
5. administer and manage
				  the Underwater Obstruction Removal Program for identification, inventory, and
				  removal of underwater obstructions in the navigable coastal waters of the
				  state;
6. administer and manage the
				  Underwater Obstruction Removal Fund;
7. perform any function authorized or
				  enumerated by this Part or which is consistent with its purpose.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1907 - Training

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A. Each operator
				  shall establish and conduct a continuing training program to instruct operating
				  and maintenance personnel to:
1. carry out
				  the operating and maintenance, and emergency procedures established under
				  §1905 that
				  relate to their assignments;
2.
				  know the characteristics and hazards of the carbon dioxide
				  transported;
3. recognize
				  conditions that are likely to cause emergencies, predict the consequences of
				  facility malfunctions or failures and carbon dioxide leaks, and to take
				  appropriate corrective action;
4.
				  take steps necessary to control any accidental release of carbon dioxide and to
				  minimize the potential human danger or environmental damage;
5. learn the proper use of firefighting
				  procedures and equipment, and breathing apparatus by utilizing, where feasible,
				  a simulated pipeline emergency condition; and
6. in the case of maintenance personnel, to
				  safely repair facilities using appropriate special precautions, such as
				  isolation and purging.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1909 - Maps and Records

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A. Each
				  operator shall maintain current maps and records of its carbon dioxide pipeline
				  systems that include at least the following information:
1. location and identification of all major
				  facilities;
a. pump and compressor
				  station;
b. scraper and sphere
				  facilities;
c. pipeline
				  valves;
d. cathodically protected
				  facilities;
e. facilities to which
				  §1315. C.9 applies;
f.
				  rights-of-way; and
g. safety
				  devices to which
				  §1933 applies;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1911 - Maximum Operating Pressures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Except for surge pressures and other variations from normal operations, no
				  operator may operate a pipeline at a pressure that exceeds any of the
				  following:
1. the internal design pressure of
				  the pipe determined in accordance with §1309;
2. the design pressure of any other component
				  of the pipeline;
3. 80 percent of
				  the test pressure for any part of the pipeline which has been hydrostatically
				  tested under §1701-1711 of this regulation;
4. 80 percent of the factory test pressure or
				  of the prototype test pressure for any individually installed component which
				  is excepted from testing under §1705
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1913 - Communications

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A. Each operator
				  must have a communication system to provide for the transmission of information
				  needed for the safe operation of its pipeline system.
B. The communication system required by
				  Subsection A of this Section must, as a minimum, include means for:
1. monitoring operational data as required by
				  §1905. C 9;
2. receiving
				  notices from operator personnel, the public, and public authorities of abnormal
				  or emergency conditions and sending this information to appropriate personnel
				  or government agencies for corrective action;
3. conducting two-way vocal communication
				  between a control center and the scene of abnormal operations and emergencies;
				  and
4. providing communication with
				  fire, police, and other appropriate public officials during emergency
				  conditions, including a natural disaster.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1915 - Line Markers

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A. Except as
				  provided in Subsection B of this Section, each operator shall place and
				  maintain line markers over each buried pipeline in accordance with the
				  following:
1. markers must be located at each
				  public road crossing, at each railroad crossing and in sufficient number along
				  the remainder of each buried line so that its location is accurately
				  known;
2. the marker must state at
				  least the following: "Warning" followed by the words "Carbon Dioxide Pipeline"
				  (in lettering at least 1-inch high with an appropriate stroke of 1/4 inch on a
				  background of sharply contrasting color), the name of the operator, and a
				  telephone number (including area code) where the operator can be reached at all
				  times.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1917 - Inspection of Rights-of-Way and Crossings under Navigable Waters

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each operator
				  shall, at intervals not exceeding three weeks, but at least 26 times each
				  calendar year, inspect the surface conditions on or adjacent to each pipeline
				  right-of-way.
B. Except for
				  offshore pipelines, each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding five years,
				  inspect each crossing under a navigable waterway to determine the conditions of
				  the crossing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1919 - Cathodic Protection

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No
				  operator may operate a pipeline that has an external surface coating material,
				  unless that pipeline is cathodically protected. This Section does not apply to
				  buried pumping station piping.
B.
				  Each operator shall electrically inspect each bare pipeline, to determine any
				  areas in which active corrosion is taking place. The operator may not increase
				  its established operating pressure on a section of bare pipeline until the
				  section has been so electrically inspected. In any areas where active corrosion
				  is found, the operator shall provide cathodic protection. Subsections 1921. F and G apply to all corroded pipe that is found.
C. Each operator shall electrically inspect
				  all buried pumping station piping, as to the need for cathodic protection, and
				  cathodic protection shall be provided where necessary.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1921 - External Corrosion Control

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A.
				  Each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once
				  each calendar year, conduct tests on each underground facility in its pipeline
				  systems that is under cathodic protection to determine whether the protection
				  is adequate.
B. Each operator shall
				  maintain the test leads required for cathodic protection in such a condition
				  that electrical measurements can be obtained to ensure adequate
				  protection.
C. Each operator shall,
				  at intervals not exceeding two and one-half months, but at least six times each
				  calendar year, inspect each of its cathodic protection rectifiers.
D. Each operator shall, at intervals not
				  exceeding five years, electrically inspect the bare pipe in its pipeline system
				  that is not cathodically protected and must study leak records for that pipe to
				  determine if additional protection is needed.
E. Whenever any buried pipe is exposed for
				  any reason, the operator shall examine the pipe for evidence of external
				  corrosion. If the operator finds that there is active corrosion, that the
				  surface of the pipe is generally pitted, or that corrosion has caused a leak,
				  it shall investigate further to determine the extent of the
				  corrosion.
F. Any pipe that is
				  found to be generally corroded so that the remaining wall thickness is less
				  than the minimum thickness required by the pipe specification tolerances must
				  either be replaced with coated pipe that meets the requirements of this
				  regulation or, if the area is small, must be repaired. However, the operator
				  need not replace generally corroded pipe if the operating pressure is reduced
				  to be commensurate with the limits on operating pressure specified in this
				  part, based on the actual remaining wall thickness.
G. If localized corrosion pitting is found to
				  exist to a degree where leakage might result, the pipe must be replaced or
				  repaired, or the operating pressure must be reduced commensurate with the
				  strength of the pipe based on the actual remaining wall thickness in the
				  pits.
H. Each operator shall clean,
				  coat with material suitable for the prevention of atmospheric corrosion and
				  maintain this protection for each component in its pipeline system that is
				  exposed to the atmosphere.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1923 - Internal Corrosion Control

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  No operator may transport any carbon dioxide that, with substances mixed in it,
				  would corrode the pipe or other components of its pipeline system, unless it
				  has investigated the corrosive effect of the mixture on the system and has
				  taken adequate steps to mitigate corrosion.
B. If corrosion inhibitors are used to
				  mitigate internal corrosion the operator shall use inhibitors in sufficient
				  quantity to protect the entire part of the system that the inhibitors are
				  designed to protect and shall also use coupons or other monitoring equipment to
				  determine their effectiveness.
C.
				  The operator shall, at intervals not exceeding seven and one-half months, but
				  at least twice each calendar year, examine coupons or other types of monitoring
				  equipment to determine the effectiveness of the inhibitors or the extent of any
				  corrosion.
D. Whenever any pipe is
				  removed from the pipeline for any reason, the operator must inspect the
				  internal surface for evidence of corrosion. If the pipe is generally corroded
				  such that the remaining wall thickness is less than the minimum thickness
				  required by the pipe specification tolerances, the operator shall investigate
				  adjacent pipe to determine the extent of the corrosion. The corroded pipe must
				  be replaced with pipe that meets the requirements of this regulation or, based
				  on the actual remaining wall thickness, the operating pressure must be reduced
				  to be commensurate with the limits on operating pressure specified in this
				  Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1925 - Valve Maintenance

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				  operator shall maintain each valve that is necessary for the safe operation of
				  its pipeline systems in good working order at all times.
B. Each operator shall, at intervals not
				  exceeding seven and one-half months, but at least twice each calendar year,
				  inspect each mainline valve to determine that it is functioning
				  properly.
C. Each operator shall
				  provide protection for each valve from unauthorized operation and from
				  vandalism.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1927 - Pipeline Repairs

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A. Each
				  operator shall, in repairing its pipeline systems, insure that the repairs are
				  made in a safe manner and are made so as to prevent damage to persons or
				  property.
B. No operator may use
				  any pipe, valve, or fitting, for replacement in repairing pipeline facilities,
				  unless it is designed and constructed as required by this regulation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1929 - Pipe Movement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No operator
				  may move any line pipe unless the pressure in the line section involved is
				  reduced to not more than he considers a safe pressure for such purpose, but in
				  any event to not more than 50 percent of the maximum of operating
				  pressure.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1931 - Scraper and Sphere Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  No operator may use a launcher or receiver that is not equipped with a relief
				  device capable of safely relieving pressure in the barrel before insertion or
				  removal of scrapers or spheres. The operator must use a suitable device to
				  indicate that pressure has been relieved in the barrel or must provide a means
				  to prevent insertion or removal of scrapers or spheres if pressure has not been
				  relieved in the barrel.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1933 - Overpressure Safety Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				  operator shall, at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each
				  calendar year, inspect and test each pressure limiting device, relief valve,
				  pressure regulator, or other item of pressure control equipment to determine
				  that it is functioning properly, is in good mechanical condition, and is
				  adequate from the standpoint of capacity and reliability of operation for the
				  service in which it is used.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4(C)(17).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division › Subpart 2 - Underwater Obstructions › Chapter 19 - Delineation of Authorities › Section XI-1935 - Firefighting Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				  operator shall maintain adequate firefighting equipment at each compressor/pump
				  station. The equipment must be:
1. in proper
				  operating condition at all times;
2. plainly marked so that its identity as
				  firefighting equipment is clear; and
3. located so that it is easily accessible
				  during a fire.