As usual, your historical knowledge is awesome, Mike. Funny you should mention Bellingham as an ugly gas explosion. Only last night I was trying to explain...
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Sarah Spence
sarandithity@...
Mar 1, 2011 12:24 pm
Yet one more time when I wonder how deep the pipe was located. As simple as it is to call before digging these days, there will always be a few equipment...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 1, 2011 12:30 pm
http://galvestondailynews.com/story/215086 Ruptured gasoline pipeline is back in service By T.J. Aulds <http://galvestondailynews.com/contact/tjaulds> The...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 1, 2011 12:48 pm
While this MTBE contamination is from a gas station, it is a reminder that MTBE spill issues won't just fade away, no matter the source. And, there's still...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/kalw/detail?entry_id=84100 PG&E reveals missed opportunities at review hearingBy Erica Mu Energy giant PG&E has been under...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 2, 2011 1:40 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/01/BAQ01I15AG.D\ TL Feds grill PG&E on why San Bruno gas kept flowing Jaxon Van Derbeken,Demian Bulwa,...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 2, 2011 1:44 am
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/01/pipelines-operations-elpaso-id\ USN0113850820110301 UPDATE 1-El Paso Tennessee Gas unit says force majeure in Ohio ...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 2, 2011 4:41 pm
Through various contacts, I came upon a very interesting & important incident: A school in Harris Co., Texas was adjacent to a multi-pipeline Right of Way. A...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 2, 2011 4:44 pm
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pge-statement-on-march-2-ntsb-he\ arings-117232398.html PG&E Statement on March 2 NTSB Hearings SAN FRANCISCO, March 2,...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 2, 2011 4:51 pm
This is not shocking to me. I've asked several members of the San Jose Fire Dept. if they knew about the existence of Kinder Morgan & Chevron pipelines in San ...
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rcr4307@...
glenn_archam...
Mar 2, 2011 6:19 pm
The lack of knowledge regarding the pipeline in San Bruno is probable the most important point in this investigation. If the fire department wasn’t aware,...
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Jerry Lobdill
lobdillj
Mar 2, 2011 10:59 pm
Sarah, You're right. Over the lifetime of a pipeline the depth of the pipeline that was originally 36 inches can change dramatically due to erosion and other...
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bob Woolery
drbobwoolery
Mar 2, 2011 10:59 pm
Hacksaw wrote:. They did list Incorrect Operation of the pipelines as a risk factor. I'm glad someone else is aware of that problem. FYI, I hear VERY little...
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Laura Sanborn
ljsanborn2001
Mar 2, 2011 10:59 pm
At 10:19 AM 3/2/2011, rcr4307@... wrote: The lack of knowledge regarding the pipeline in San Bruno is probable the most important point in this...
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bob Woolery
drbobwoolery
Mar 2, 2011 10:59 pm
The 26 foot pup which metallurgists report to have been the origin of the rupture could not possibly be characterized as double submerged arc weld. The...
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Charles Columbus
charles.columbus@...
Mar 2, 2011 10:59 pm
This brings out an important over looked point. Pipeline operators are required by law (RP1162) to hold training meetings and mailings on regulated pipelines....
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bob Woolery
drbobwoolery
Mar 2, 2011 11:00 pm
Is it a bug in my machine that cut off the audio part of this hearing at http://wms.0172.edgecastcdn.net/200172/capcongold1 I got back somewhat after their...
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Patricia Madsen
poolpat@...
Mar 2, 2011 11:00 pm
Dear John, Think we should pass this suggestion on to the North Dakota regulators? Pat M From: safepipelines@yahoogroups.com ...
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William R Byrd
wrbyrdatrcp
Mar 2, 2011 11:14 pm
Bob, I've had some experience with rupture disks in industrial environments, and in practice they can cause more problems than they solve. Say operators...
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Carl Weimer
cmweimerjr
Mar 3, 2011 12:05 am
UGI told years ago to remove old pipes NTSB noted growing threat of corroded gas lines after 1990 gas blast that killed one, injured nine. By Tim Darragh, OF...
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Carl Weimer
cmweimerjr
Mar 3, 2011 12:15 am
San Bruno's fire chief was in dark about pipeline Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, March 2, 2011 (03-02) 15:38 PST WASHINGTON -- San...
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Sarah Spence
sarandithity@...
Mar 3, 2011 4:12 am
Listening to Chief Haag's testimony, I got more and more irritated for so many reasons. But, one big burr under my saddle is the fact that NOT ONE public...
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rcr4307@...
glenn_archam...
Mar 3, 2011 4:27 am
Laura, I have started some answers to your questions, maybe others might have some more ideas. If they had known, what might have happened differently to...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 3, 2011 7:38 am
http://www.wpxi.com/news/27040495/detail.html Fire At Washington Gas Company Shook Homes, Neighbors Say Embed this Videox...
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Michael Holmstrom
mjhipcs
Mar 3, 2011 8:31 am
To: safepipelines@yahoogroups.com From: laura@... Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:47:10 -0800 Subject: Re: [safepipelines] San Bruno fire chief didn't know about...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 3, 2011 8:37 am
The latest NTSB San Bruno Docket, with some info as late as Feb. 28 2011, is here: http://www.ntsb.gov/Dockets/PipeLine/DCA10MP008/default.htm...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 3, 2011 8:40 am
This may take some time to find this interview in the Docket. But, it sounds important. ...
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Hacksaw
mjhipcs
Mar 3, 2011 9:09 am
OK, I found the NTSB interview of a welder at PG&E's San Bruno installation: http://www.ntsb.gov/Dockets/PipeLine/DCA10MP008/459140.pdf Some of this taxes my...
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bob Woolery
drbobwoolery
Mar 3, 2011 12:48 pm
Properly made pipeline girth welds are welded ON the inside, but not FROM the inside. The first pass, or stringer bead, fuses to both sides and stands above...
