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Property of Oklahoma Pipeline Awareness Liaison, Inc.

OUR GOAL

▪ Increase awareness of pipelines

▪ Increase damage prevention efforts

▪ Share key safety information

▪ Work together with our emergency

response community

▪ Enhance coordination through scenario

based exercises

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OPAL 2018

MEMBER COMPANIES

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Assidious Energy, LLC Nemaha Gas Gathering System, LLC

Baron Exploration Co. / Citation Pipeline NEOKC Pipeline, LLC

BKEP Pipeline, LLC Northern Natural Gas Company

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Oklahoma Natural Gas

Centurion Pipeline, LP ONEOK Inc,, Field Service Company, LLC

Chesapeake Energy Corporation ONEOK Inc., Gas Transportation

Continuum Midstream, LLC ONEOK Inc., NGL Pipeline, LLC

Enable Gas Gathering, LLC Plains Pipeline, LP

Enable Gas Transmission, LLC Rose Rock Midstream

Enable Midstream Partners. LP SandRidge Energy

Enable Mississippi River Transmission, LLC SemGas, LP

Grove Municipal Service Authority Stephens Energy Group, LLC

Jayhawk Pipeline, LLC Stephens Production Company

Kinder Morgan Inc., – El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline Superior Pipeline Company

Kinder Morgan Inc., – Natural Gas Pipeline of America TRP- OK Properties LLC

Kinder Morgan Inc., – Scissortail White Cliffs, LP

Kinder Morgan Inc., – Southern Dome Williams- OK

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THIS IS A 24/7 NUMBER

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OVERVIEW

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Purpose & Reliability

• State & Federal Regulations

• Role and Function of Pipelines

• Pipeline Safety & Integrity

Damage Prevention

• One-Call Requirements

• Pipeline Right-of-Way & Encroachments

• Report Damage or Suspicious

Incident Response

• Recognize a Leak

• Working Together – UC

• Responding to an Incident

• Emergency Response Exercise

EMERGENCY PREPARATION

6How would you respond ?

EMERGENCY PREPARATION

7How would you respond ?

STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS

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ROLE AND FUNCTION OF PIPELINES

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What are Pipelines ?

Where are they ?

Why do we need them ?

PIPELINE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY

Examples of Safety and Integrity

Activities/Processes

• Cathodic protection

• Internal cleaning and inspections

• Pipeline control center

• Pipeline marker signs

• Ground/aerial patrol• High consequence areas

• Periodic leak surveys

• Operators of Transmission and Distribution

requirement:

• Transmission Integrity Management Plan

• Distribution Integrity Management Plan

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PIPELINE MARKER SIGNS

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DOES Provide DOES NOT Provide

Warning – Caution –

DangerExact Location

Operator Name Pipeline Depth

Product Transported Pipeline Diameter

Emergency Number Pipeline Pressure

Signs come in various styles:

FEDERAL VIOLATION TO INTENTIONALLY

DAMAGE OR REMOVE A Pipeline MARKER!

PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION

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• Pipelines are constructed in

“spreads”

• Pipeline construction

activities are continuously

inspected by trained and

qualified inspectors

• Pipeline welds are x-rayed to

ensure quality

• The pipeline is inspected

and tested before it is placed

into service to transport

products

Pipeline Construction

✓ Clearing & preparing the right-of-way

✓ Excavating the trench

✓ Stringing the pipe

✓ Welding pipe joints together and coating joints

✓ Inspecting pipe joints and coating

✓ Lowering the pipe into the trench and back-filling

✓ Grading and restoring the right-of-way

✓ Pipeline hydrostatic or internal device testing

PIPELINE INTEGRITY OVERVIEW

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• Pipeline Safety Act of 2002

mandated landmark new

regulation called the Gas

Pipeline Integrity

Management Rule

• Liquids Pipeline Integrity

Management enacted in

2000

• Both regulations require

pipeline operators to identify

“High Consequence Areas”

along the pipelines and

further identify “covered

segments”

• Once covered segments are identified the pipeline

operators must develop specific plans to assess

the condition of the pipeline in the segments

• Emergency officials have a role in assisting

pipeline operators in confirming the location of

“Identified Sites” along the pipeline

PIPELINE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT

KEY TERMS

Highly populated or “other” populated areas

Impaired mobility (hard to evacuate)

Ecological resources, wetlands….

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• High Consequence Areas (HCAs) for gas or

Unusually Sensitive Areas (USAs) for liquids - an

engineering process is used to model the

impacts to the local area of a pipeline release.

Areas with certain population density or those

containing identified sites would be deemed

HCAs or USAs

• Identified Site – areas of congregation or limited

mobility along the pipeline segment

• Assessments – testing techniques used to

determine the condition of a pipeline segment

Schools DayCares Hospitals Prisons

PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER

Operates 24 hours a day / 7 days a week

Monitors pressure, flow and volume

Uses SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)

Some may have remote shut off capability (DO NOT shut off valves – wait for a pipeline representative)

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BATCHING – LIQUID PRODUCTS

16Source: Association of Oil Pipe and Pipeline101.com

• Liquid pipelines can transport multiple products

ONE-CALL REQUIREMENTS

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Routine Excavation Steps:

•Dial 811 (48hours in advance of project)

•Wait the required time

•Respect the marks

•Dig with care

Emergency Excavation Steps:

•Wildfire (fire break, access road)

•Tornado (recovery, clean up)

•Flooding (recovery, clean up)

WILDFIRE & FIREBREAK NOTICES

▪ OKIE811 processes emergency

notices during incidents of danger to

underground facilities

▪ Fire departments are expected to

contact OKIE811 to report wildfires

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RIGHT-OF-WAY

▪ Protects the pipeline from excavation damage

▪ Provides prompt access in the event of an emergency

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New construction in a right-of-way

Mature right-of-way

ENCROACHMENTS

▪ Structures that could impede the operation of a pipeline or

cause damage

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REPORTING DAMAGE OR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

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Possible surveillance or test

of security

Interactions w/personnel looking

to reveal internal information

Monitoring people/facilities from a stationary

position

Actual or attempted sabotage,

vandalism, or tampering

August 2011

Okemah pipe bomb

RECENT HEADLINES

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BOMB THREAT SAFETY

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BOMB THREAT SAFETY

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INCIDENT RESPONSE

Recognize a Leak

Working Together – UNIFIED COMMAND

Responding to an Incident

Participate in Emergency Response Exercises

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LEAK RECOGNITION:

– SOUND – SMELL

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LEAK RECOGNITION:

SIGHT – – SMELL

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• Quiet hissing to a loud roar

LEAK RECOGNITION:

SIGHT – SOUND –

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• Odorless, may contain a hydrocarbon smell

• Can be injected with Mercaptan in certain areasGas Gathering /

Transmission

• Odorized with Mercaptan (or other similar chemicals)

• Odorant may smell like a skunkGas Distribution

•Can be odorless

•Odorants may be added to many HVLs to assist in detection of a leak

Highly Volatile Liquids

• OdorlessCarbon Dioxide

• Pungent and unpleasant odor similar to the smell of rotting garbage.

Landfill Gas

•Sweet Crude – Sweet petroleum smell.

•Sour Crude – Contains Hydrogen Sulfide, a poisionous gas. May smell like rotten eggs but can quickly deaden the sense of smell and appear odorless.

Crude Oil

Unusual smell, petroleum or gaseous odor

ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING

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Atmospheric monitoring during a product leak or spill is an important

tactical step to ensure public safety! Pipeline operations personnel have

the equipment and training to assist you with this activity.

An Example…

The flammable range of natural gas is 5-15% . These numbers can vary

slightly due to characteristics of the product.

Less than 5 % 5 to 15% Greater than 15%

The only way to accurately assess for accumulation of flammable

products is through the use of monitoring equipment, namely a

Combustible Gas Indicator or CGI.

WORKING TOGETHER

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Contact Pipeline

Operator as soon

as possible

Pipeline Control

Center will

dispatch

personnel and

equipment to the

scene

Pipeline Control

Center may have

remote valve shut

down capability

Establish Unified Command

UNIFIED COMMAND

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Unified Command System

Fire Agency Law Agency Pipeline Operator

Operations

Section Chief

✓ Enables all agencies with

responsibility to manage an

incident together by

establishing a common set

of incident objectives and

strategies.

✓ Allows Incident Commanders

to make joint decisions by

establishing a single

command structure.

✓ Maintains unity of command.

Each employee reports to

only one supervisor.

WORKING TOGETHER

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Pipeline Operator

911 PSAP

Fire Service EMS

Law Enforcement

Emergency Management

NATIONAL PIPELINE MAPPING SYSTEM

Step 1: Go to the website

Step 2: Choose

state and county

33NOTE: Transmission Pipelines ONLY

https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/

▪ The Pipeline Information Management Mapping Application (PIMMA) is

an on-line mapping application available to government officials

MEET YOUR PIPELINE OPERATORS

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Type of Pipeline and Pipeline Locations

Products Transported and Special Hazards

Pipe diameter and Pipe pressures

Average response time

Local contact information

High Consequence Areas (if applicable)

“ABC” OPERATOR

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NOTIFICATION IS MADE TO THE PSAP

36Source: NENA Pipeline Emergency Operations – Standard 56-007

www.nena.org

Critical Knowledge Points

Awareness of pipelines affecting the 9-1-1 Service

Area

Pipeline leak recognition and initial response

actions

Additional notifications to

pipeline operators

Product knowledge (hazards)

DISASTER RESPONSE

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• Disasters will occur that require resources and

response beyond the capability of local

responders

• Under the National Incident Management System

(NIMS), public and private sector entities can

work together to respond to a disaster event

• Major disaster events can affect infrastructure

including pipelines

• When the State Emergency Operations Center is

activated, pipelines are represented within

Emergency Support Function (ESF) 12

• Under NIMS resources are requested from the

local area, to the state, and if needed, by the

state to the federal government

• Reestablishment of service and outside force

damage prevention are major priorities for

pipelines during disaster response

OK State Emergency

Operations Center

Oklahoma Incident Resource Hotline

800-800-2481

INCIDENT COMMAND - ICS

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• Incident Command is the standard

for managing emergencies

• Pipeline operator first responders are

trained to report to the Command

Post and seek out the public sector

Incident Commander

• Many private entities including

pipeline operators have adopted the

Incident Command System for

Emergency Situations

IF YOU ARE FIRST IN …

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• Establish Command – ICS

• Notify the Pipeline Operator

• Relate as much information as possible

• Allow only trained pipeline personnel to close valves

• If you don’t know – Don’t go!

RESPOND SAFELY

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DO DON’T

Conduct a scene size-

up and Approach

Upwind

DO NOT drive into

vapor clouds or liquids

Monitor wind

direction

DO NOT extinguish

primary fires

Turn off all engines

(and other ignition

sources)

DO NOT operate

valves

ASSESS THE SITUATION

41Source: Pipeline Emergencies Second Edition – Hildebrand And Noll

Size of Release Available Resources

How much hasbeen spilled

YOUR department training

Where is it goingEquipment and supplies available (water supply,

booms, foam, etc.)

Area impactedLeak and spill control

resources

PROTECT PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT

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Establish perimeter

Set up barricades

Stop all traffic from entering

*Ensure Pipeline Operator Access

Evacuate

Shelter in-placeClear roadway for emergency vehicles

Establish evacuation shelter

(if needed)

Inform the public

(radio, television or reverse-911)

PRODUCTS INVOLVED

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What products are being transported

Physical properties

*Special hazards

The 2016 ERG

includes a new section on BLEVE

safety precautions on

page 366

NATURE OF INCIDENT

44Source: Association of Oil Pipe and Pipeline101.com

Flammable liquid OR gas leak

With or without fire

Toxic vapor cloud release

Trench rescue (confined space)

SCENARIO

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SCENARIO

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• Initial call report:

• Location: Inlet Drive, near the Marine Terminal

• Caller reported that while digging in the roadway a

construction crew has struck a pipe of some sort and

material is spewing out.

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SCENARIO

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SCENARIO

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• Can you handle this by yourself ?

• What is your initial action ?

• What do you want to know next ?

• What do you do next ?

• Who do you notify ?

LIQUIDS PIPELINE INCIDENT

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• 30” Crude Oil Pipeline Rupture

• No fatalities or injuries

• Incident resulted in 843,444 gallons of oil

being leaked into Talmadge Creek which feeds

the Kalamazoo River

• Extensive clean-up required

• Incident investigated by the NTSB

July 25, 2010-Calhoun County, Michigan

NTSB to NENA

“Inform your members about the circumstances of the July 2010 Marshall,

Michigan, pipeline accident and urge your members to aggressively and diligently

gather from pipeline operators system-specific information about the pipeline

systems in their communities .”

NATURAL GAS PIPELINE INCIDENT

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• 30” Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Rupture

• 8 fatalities; numerous injuries

• 38 homes destroyed; 70 homes damaged

• Numerous evacuations implemented

• Estimated 47.6 million standard cubic feet of

natural gas released

• NTSB Issued Final Report – 8/30/2011

September 9, 2010 – San Bruno , CA

NTSB to PHMSA

Require operators of natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines and

hazardous liquid pipelines to ensure that their control room operators immediately

and directly notify the 911 emergency call center(s) for the communities and

jurisdictions in which those pipelines are located when a possible rupture of any

pipeline is indicated.

IN SUMMARY

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REMEMBER

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Respond Safely

Assess The Situation

Protect People &

Environment

Work Together

• Always….

LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPHASIS

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• Operate within your scope of training (OSHA 29 CFR 1920.20)

• Protection of life

• Notification of additional responders

• FIRE, EMS, PIPELINE OPERATORS

• Establish initial perimeter and control access

• If you do’t know, don’t go !

HOW DO WE MANAGE THESE ?

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UNIFIED

COMMAND

WE MANAGE IT TOGETHER!

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