CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER II—MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE (parts 250 to 285) > PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF > SUBPART J—Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (§250.1000 to §250.1019) > 250.1006—How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?

250.1006—How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?

(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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[67 FR 35405, May 17, 2002]