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<strong>Pipeline</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> <strong>Investigation</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />

System Description<br />

Describe the Operator's System:<br />

The Houstonia 200 line runs from Liberal KS to Howell MI. It is 24-inch diameter 0.281-inch wall X48 pipe installed in 1937.<br />

Pipe <strong>Failure</strong> Description<br />

Length <strong>of</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> (inches, feet, miles): 46 feet<br />

Position (Top, Bottom, include position on pipe, 6 O'clock): (1) Description <strong>of</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> (Corrosion Gouge, Seam Split):<br />

Bottom 6 O'clock<br />

External corrosion.<br />

N/A<br />

(1)<br />

(1)<br />

Laboratory Analysis: Yes No<br />

Performed by: CC Technologies Inc.<br />

Preservation <strong>of</strong> Failed Section or Component: Yes No<br />

If Yes - Method: Wrapped<br />

In Custody <strong>of</strong>: Panhandle<br />

Develop a sketch <strong>of</strong> the area including distances from roads, houses, stress inducing factors, pipe configurations, etc. Bar Hole<br />

Test Survey Plot should be outlined with concentrations at test points. Direction <strong>of</strong> Flow.<br />

Component Failed:<br />

Manufacturer:<br />

Pressure Rating:<br />

Other (Breakout Tank, Underground Storage):<br />

Component <strong>Failure</strong> Description<br />

Model:<br />

Size<br />

N/A<br />

(1)<br />

Pipe Data<br />

Material: steel<br />

Wall Thickness/SDR: 0.281- inch<br />

Diameter (O.D.): 24-inch Installation Date: 1937<br />

SMYS: 48,000<br />

Manufacturer: A. O. Smith<br />

Longitudinal Seam: Electric Flash Weld<br />

Type <strong>of</strong> Coating: Coal Tar<br />

Pipe Specifications (API 5L, ASTM A53, etc.): API 5L, X48<br />

Joining<br />

Type: Girth weld with Coupling every other joint<br />

Procedure:<br />

NDT Method: Unknown Inspected: Yes No<br />

N/A<br />

N/A<br />

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Form 11 <strong>Pipeline</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> <strong>Investigation</strong> <strong>Report</strong> (Revised 03/07/08)

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