{"operation":"document","citation":"30 CFR 250.1006","title":"How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) The requirements for decommissioning pipelines are listed in § 250.1750 through § 250.1754.\n\n(b) The table in this section lists the requirements if you take a DOI pipeline out of service:\n\nIf you have the pipeline out of service for: Then you must: (1) 1 year or less, Isolate the pipeline with ","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/30-cfr-250-1006.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/30-cfr-250-1006.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/30-cfr-250-1006","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-30/section-250.1006","body":"(a) The requirements for decommissioning pipelines are listed in § 250.1750 through § 250.1754.\n\n(b) The table in this section lists the requirements if you take a DOI pipeline out of service:\n\nIf 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.","truncated":false,"body_characters":546}