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  1. Underground Natural Gas Storage Interim Final Rule
  2. Underground Gas Storage Compliance
  3. Underground Gas Storage FAQs
  4. New Associate Administrator for OPS
  5. PHMSA Claims Enforcement Jurisdiction in 5 States Over 3rd Party Excavators
  6. PHMSA Pipeline Safety Information Collection Activities
  7. High Consequence Area Identification Methods Advisory Bulletin (ADB-2016-07)
  8. GIS Services
  9. PHMSA Advisory ADB-2016-06 Safeguarding and Securing Pipelines from Unauthorized Access
  10. PHMSA Projected Rulemaking Dates
  11. Gas Transmission
  12. Random Drug Testing Rate, etc.
  13. Misc. Pipeline Regulation Updates in Florida
  14. New York Regulation Updates
  15. North Dakota Approved Safety Rules for Underground Crude Oil & Produced Water Gathering Lines
  16. Pressure Testing Webinar – Advantages of Using TestOp®
  17. 2017 Pipeline Conference News
  18. Save the Dates! RCP Workshop Schedule for 2017
  19. HAWC Annual Race Against Violence

North Dakota Approved Safety Rules for Underground Crude Oil & Produced Water Gathering Lines

[Order No. 27865]

The North Dakota Industrial Commission’s proposed safety rules for underground crude oil and produced water gathering lines were approved on December 5, 2016. These rules apply for certain underground gathering pipelines capable of transferring crude oil or produced water from oil and gas production facilities.

The new rules establish bonding and notification requirements and a wide range of safety requirements addressing design, construction, inspection, GIS data, operations, leak detection, spill response, corrosion control, pipeline integrity, repairs, and abandonment. The new rule also establishes requirements for berms around facilities.

The rule became effective January 1, 2017. For a copy of these new rules from the North Dakota Administrative Code: Chapter 43-02-03 (Oil & Gas), contact Jessica Foley.