{"operation":"document","citation":"195.8-1997","title":"Sun/Mid-Continent Pipeline Co. — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1997-10-01","effective_on":null,"summary":"195.8-1997 response to Sun/Mid-Continent Pipeline Co. concerning 195.8.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-195-8-1997.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-195-8-1997.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-195-8-1997","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2026-05/195.8-1997-Sun-Mid-Continent-detailed-legacy.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\n400 Seventh Street, S.W\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nOCT 1, 1997\nMr. Dennis Fothergill\nPipeline Safety Department\nOklahoma Corporation Commission\nPO Box 52000-2000\nOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-2000\nDear Mr. Fothergill:\nYour letter of August 15, 1997, describes the Oklahoma Corporation Commission's (OCC) evaluation and approval of a\npetition by Sun/Mid-Continent Pipe Line Company required under 49 CFR §195.8. The petitioner requested approval to\ninstall and operate a polyethylene crude oil gathering pipeline within the town of Drumright, Oklahoma.\nThe proposed pipeline consists of approximately 10,000 feet of new 4-inch diameter polyethylene pipe having a SDR of\n11 and manufactured in conformance with ASTM D2513. The proposed pipeline will be designed, constructed, and\noperated in conformance with applicable plastic pipe regulations in 49 CFR Part 192. The maximum operating pressure\nwill not exceed 80 pounds per square inch.\nBased on the information provided by Sun/Mid-Continent Pipe Line Company and your evaluation of the design and\noperating conditions of the proposed crude oil gathering pipeline, the Office of Pipeline Safety concurs that the approval\nof the petition will not be inconsistent with the pipeline safety standards.\nSincerely,\nRichard B. Felder\nAssociate Administrator for Pipeline Safety\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nOKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION\nP.O. BOX 52000-2000\nOKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73152-2000\nAugust 15, 1997\nMr. Richard B. Felder\nAssociate Administrator for Pipeline Safety\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\nDepartment of Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, SW\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Mr. Felder:\nAttached for your review and consideration is Sun/Mid-Continent Pipe Line Company's request (as required by §195.8)\nto install and operate a crude oil gathering pipeline within the town of Drumright, Oklahoma using polyethylene line\npipe.\nIn addition to meeting the requirements of 49 CFR Part 195, the proposed pipeline will be designed and constructed in\naccordance with applicable plastic regulations in 49 CFR Part 192. The Commission has reviewed the request and has no\nobjection to Sun/Mid Continent's request to install and operate a crude oil gathering pipeline within the town of\nDrumright, Oklahoma using polyethylene line pipe.\nSincerely,\nDennis Fothergill, Manager\nPipeline Safety Department\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nSun Pipe Line Company\nP O Box 2039\nTulsa OK 74102-2039\nAugust 1, 1997\nDennis Fothergill\nManager of Pipeline Safety\nOklahoma Corporation Commission\nP.O. Box 52000-2000\nOklahoma City, OK 73152-2000\nDear Mr. Fothergill:\nThis letter is in response to your questions to Edith F. Coen on Thursday July 31, 1997 on our plans to operate a crude oil\ngathering pipeline within the town of Drumright, Oklahoma using polyethylene line pipe.\nThe normal operating pressure is anticipated to be 75 psig.\nAn all urethane cupped pig will be used for cleaning purposes.\nPlease consider this an addendum to my letter to you dated June 17, 1997.\nSincerely,\nDonald W. Wright\nSenior Pipeline Engineering Specialist\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nSun Pipe Line Company\nP O Box 2039\nTulsa OK 74102-2039\nJune 17, 1997\nDennis Fothergill\nManager of Pipeline Safety\nOklahoma Corporation Commission\nP.O. Box 52000-2000\nOklahoma City, OK 73152-2000\nDear Mr. Fothergill:\nSun/Mid-Continent Pipe Line Co. proposes to install and operate a crude oil gathering pipeline within the town of\nDrumright, Oklahoma using polyethylene line pipe. This letter serves as notification required under 49 CFR 195.8 before\nany person may transport hazardous liquid through pipe other than steel.\nThe following information on this project is provided for your consideration:\nThe pipeline will transport crude oil in a gathering system with the route traveling through a small residential area\nconsisting of less than 10 houses.\nThe pipeline will be designed, constructed and operated in accordance with applicable plastic pipe regulations in 49 CFR\nPart 192.\nInstallation will consist of approximately 10,000 feet of new 4\" polyethylene line pipe. The pipe will be 4\", SDR-11,\nPhillips Driscopipe 6400, or equal , manufactured in accordance with ASTM D2513. The allowable working pressure for\nthis pipe, in crude service, is 80 psig.\nThe maximum operating pressure of this system will be 80 psig at a temperature of 70 Degrees F. The station pumping\nthe crude through the pipeline will have a Murphy Swichgage set at 80 psig to protect against overpressuring .\nThe polyethylene pipe will be joined by heat fusion. The pipeline will be installed with a minimum depth of 36 inches.\nSteel scraper traps will be installed on both ends of the pipeline so that the pipeline can be pigged.\nThe pipeline will be hydrostatically tested for a minimum of 8 hours at a pressure of 120 psig.\nExhibit \"A\" shows the route of the proposed 4\" polyethylene pipeline.\nWe would appreciate your prompt response to this letter indicating that you have no objection to this proposed\ninstallation.\nSincerely,\nDonald W. Wright\nSenior Pipeline Engineering Specialist","truncated":false,"body_characters":5122}