La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XI-905

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XI-905 - Definitions
A. As used in these regulations:

Component- any part of a pipeline which may be subjected to pump pressure including, but not limited to, pipe, valves, elbows, tees, flanges, and closures.

Line Section- a continuous run of pipe between adjacent pressure pump stations, between a pressure pump station and terminal, between a pressure pump station and a block valve, or between adjacent block valves.

Nominal Wall Thickness- the wall thickness listed in the pipe specifications.

Offshore- beyond the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast of the United States that is in the direct contact with the open seas and beyond the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.

Pipe or Line Pipe- a tube, usually cylindrical, through which carbon dioxide flows from one point to another.

Pipeline or Pipeline System- the total integrated facilities through which the carbon dioxide is transmitted to the recovery project area(s).

Pipeline Facility- pipe and appurtances, rights of way, and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of carbon dioxide.

Specified Minimum Yield Strength (SMYS)- the minimum yield strength, expressed in pounds per square inch, prescribed by the specification under which the material is purchased from the manufacturer.

Stress Level- the level of tangential or hoop stress, usually expressed as a percentage of specified minimum yield strength.

Surge Pressure- pressure produced by a change in velocity of the moving stream that results from shutting down a pump station or pumping unit, closing of a valve, or any other blockage of the moving stream.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XI-905

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 12:115 (February 1986).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4(C)(17).