GULF PIPELINE LLC
Pipeline Awareness
There are more than 200,000 miles of petroleum pipeline and 300,000 miles of natural gas pipelines in the United States today. According to the National Transportation Safety Board’s statistics, pipeline is the safest method of transportation for energy products. Pipelines have a safety record unparalleled by any other mode of transporting energy products. A greater risk to the environment and the general public would exist if these products were transported by other methods.
Natural gas provides about 24 percent of all the energy used in the United States and gas utilities serve more than 60 million customers. Since Americans consume more than 700 million gallons of petroleum products per day, pipelines are an essential component of our nation’s infrastructure. Most of America’s pipelines are made of steel, often covered with protective coating and buried underground. They are tested and maintained using cleaning devices, diagnostic tools, and corrosion control procedures.
Gulf Pipeline LLC’s goal is to provide safe reliable natural gas gathering service for private oil and gas wells, while ensuring the safety of those living and/or working near Gulf Pipeline LLC gas pipelines
The following information is provided so that you, the public can help us keep our
pipelines safe:
• Call Before You Dig – 811
• Where Is The Pipeline’s Location?
• Pipeline Emergencies - What Are They?
• Pipeline Emergencies - What To Do & What Not To Do?
• Pipeline Emergencies – Public Officials
KNOW WHATS BELOW.
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG DIAL 811
It is important that you call the National Call Before You Dig Number 811, or your local One Call Center – Call Okie – (1-800-522-6543), at least 48 Hours prior to digging in or around any pipeline. Taking the time to call before you dig or excavate protects property and your safety by preventing seriousaccidents and injuries, as well as preventing the loss of the pipelines service and possible delays in your projects. Call Okie will notify our office by E-Mail or by phone, and our office will provide personnel to locate and mark our lines, as well as notifying other utilities in the area, at no cost to you. Failure to call these numbers is the leading cause of pipeline damage and injuries related to buried pipelines. We would like to be present when digging or exposing our pipeline to monitor the excavation as well as inspect line for any damage, as well as witness the backfilling in and around our pipeline to prevent future damage.
If a Pipeline is Damaged or Disturbed
By Digging – What To Do
Even if you cause what seems to be only minor damage to our pipeline, please notify us immediately. A gouge, scrape, dent, or any other damage to the protective coating could cause future leaks or ruptures. It is critical that we repair any damage to the pipeline or replace any tracer wire or other related valves, or other devices associated with our pipeline, in order to prevent future interruptions or events.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS YOURSELF.
If there are any leaks present, call 911.
Contact our office immediately at 405-840-3381 or 24 Hr. 405-203-8349.
PIPELINE LOCATION: MARKERS
For your safety, pipeline markers show the approximate location of buried pipelines and identify the company that operates it. Markers may be located anywhere along the pipeline right-of-way or directly over the pipeline. Most markers are found where a pipeline intersects a street, highway, or rail crossing. The markers display our name and phone number where we can be reached in the event of any emergency. The markers indicate the general location of our pipeline, but cannot be relied upon to provide the exact location and depth of the pipeline.
PIPELINE EMERGENCIES – WHAT ARE THEY?
A Pipeline Emergency Could Be The Following:
• A weakened or damaged pipeline
• A fire or explosion at or near a pipeline or related facility
• A natural disaster that affects the pipelines, which could be
earthquakes, floods, erosion, tornadoes, ect.
• A ruptured or leaking pipeline
How to recognize a pipeline emergency:
Look - A dense fog or white cloud. Bubbling water and creeks or blowing dust and discolored vegetation can be a sign of a pipeline leak.
Smell - Notice a strange smell, a petroleum odor, or a rotten egg smell
Sound - If you hear a whistling, hissing, or a roaring noise
PIPELINE EMERGENCIES – WHAT TO DO
Immediately leave the area in an upwind direction
Avoid making contact with any leaking vapor or liquid
Only if it is possible turn off any equipment being used near the leak. Abandon the equipment and leave the area
From a safe distance contact your local authorities (Call 911) and contact Gulf Pipeline as soon as possible, the call will be responded too as soon as possible day or night.
Warn others to stay away from the area.
If a leak has ignited a fire, extinguish only secondary fires is necessary, and if at all possible, wait for emergency personnel.
Keep the curious away.
Public Officials - Guidelines
If you are a emergency responder or a public safety official it is necessary to take the required steps to keep the public safe in the event of a pipeline emergency. The following are some ideas to keep in mind:
Secure the area around the leak to a safe distance. This could include the evacuation of people from homes, businesses, schools, and other locations, as well as the erection of barricades and similar precautions to control access to the emergency site.
If the pipeline leak is burning, try to prevent the spread of the fire but do not attempt to extinguish it, If the fire is extinguished, gas or vapor will collect and could explode when reignited by secondary fires
If the pipeline leak is not burning, take steps to prevent ignition. This includes prohibiting smoking, rerouting traffic and shutting of the electricity in the area.
Contact Gulf Pipeline LLC as quickly as possible, Pipeline marker signs show the pipeline company’s name, emergency telephone number and pipeline contents.
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