{"operation":"document","citation":"LAC 43:XIII §2729","title":"Purging of Pipelines [49 CFR 192.629]","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Louisiana Office of Conservation","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"A. When a pipeline is being purged of air by use of gas, the gas must be released into one end of the line in a moderately rapid and continuous flow. If gas cannot be supplied in sufficient quantity to prevent the formation of a hazardous mixture of gas and air, a slug of inert gas must be released ","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-2729.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-2729.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-2729","source_url":"https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/","body":"A. When a pipeline is being purged of air by use of gas, the gas must be released into one end of the line in a moderately rapid and continuous flow. If gas cannot be supplied in sufficient quantity to prevent the formation of a hazardous mixture of gas and air, a slug of inert gas must be released into the line before the gas. [49 CFR 192.629(a)]\n\nB. When a pipeline is being purged of gas by use of air, the air must be released into one end of the line in a moderately rapid and continuous flow. If air cannot be supplied in sufficient quantity to prevent the formation of a hazardous mixture of gas and air, a slug of inert gas must be released into the line before the air. [49 CFR 192.629(b)]\n\nAUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.\n\nHISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, LR 9:244 (April 1983), amended LR 10:536 (July 1984), LR 30:1266 (June 2004).","truncated":false,"body_characters":916}