# How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?

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- **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:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2026-08-18
- **summary:** (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 
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(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.
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