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North Dakota Gas Pipeline Safety Program

North Dakota Gas Pipeline Safety Program. 2011 Summary. State Program General. Number of operators 2011 year end total 9 # of additions since 2010 2 # of deletions since 2010 0 # of inspection units 2011 13 Number of inspectors 2011 year end total 1

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North Dakota Gas Pipeline Safety Program

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  1. North Dakota Gas Pipeline Safety Program 2011 Summary

  2. State Program General • Number of operators • 2011 year end total 9 • # of additions since 2010 2 • # of deletions since 2010 0 • # of inspection units 2011 13 • Number of inspectors • 2011 year end total 1 • Change from year end 2010 0

  3. Program Operational Overview • 1 Inspector/Program Manager: Bob Bachmeier 94 % inspector, 4 % Program Manager, and 2% Damage Prevention • Division Director: Patrick Fahn 13% supervisory • 85 inspection days per year required, 106 in 2011 • Completed regulation record review for each operator unit • Completed OQ field inspection on each operator unit and districts

  4. Covered Operators (9) Transmission • Aux Sable Midstream • Dakota Gasification Co. • Hiland Partners • Oneok Rockies Midstream, LLC • Whiting Oil & Gas Municipals • City of Granville Private Distribution • Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. • Xcel Energy (NSP) • Great Plains Natural Gas Co.

  5. 2010 Year End Gas Statistics for North Dakota • Gas transmission mileage 241 • Gas distribution mileage 2,992 • Number of gas services 145,794

  6. ND Gas Distribution and Gas Transmission Federal Reportable Incident Summary for 2011

  7. Enforcement Statistics 2011

  8. Major Construction Activity • Expansion activity in distribution systems • New gas transmission lines related to gas and oil activity in western North Dakota

  9. Waivers Requested / Granted • MDU requested and was granted a wavier of 49 CFR Part 192.285(c), relating to the requirements for a person making plastic pipe joints

  10. Damage Prevention Program • Damage Prevention Program started in 2009 • Third party pipeline damage complaints filed: 1 in 2009, 0 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 5 so far in 2012 • Other third party damage complaints filed: 2 electric in 2010, 1 electric in 2011, 1 telecommunications so far in 2012 • The consent order in one of the pipeline damage complaints included the Commission’s maximum $5,000 penalty. Consent orders in other damage complaints have been $500 (no damage involved) and $1,000 (some damage involved).

  11. 2012 Outlook • Hire a new Gas Pipeline Safety Inspector/Program Manager • Host 2012 Pipeline Safety Operator Training Seminar • Inspector Training • TQ training for new inspector

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