30 CFR § 250.1006 - How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?

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title: "30 CFR § 250.1006 - How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "250.1006"
section_name: "How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
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part_number: "250"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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. |