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Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Data

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HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEMS DATA FROM PHMSA

2012 (1)

2011 (2)

2009

2006
Total Miles of HL Pipelines

184,643.76

182,757.43

175,965.48

166,718.88

Miles of Onshore

180,094.84

177,588.45

171,047.57

160,489.39

Miles Offshore

4,564.02

5,183.30

4,928.09

6,391.26
Volume in barrels Moved by Commodity

Crude Oil

1,953,754,536,674.40

1,813,724,820,343.73

1,641,886,317,181.34

1,841,836,325,244.23

Refined Product

1,885,194,453,817.79

1,602,429,055,541.49

1,528,716,217,054.76

1,565,764,069,693.27

HVLs

880,890,012,508.28

538,938,318,581.59

628,214,867,814.57

439,768,625,100.02

CO2(3)

4,160,187,936,985.97

1,932,408,447,349.94

1,828,901,268,837.00

1,014,171,689,844.00

CO2 and other (3)

N/A

N/A

1,828,661,838,306.50

1,013,270,910,025.48

Fuel Grade Ethanol (4)

40173706.86

50,699,780.00

N/A

N/A

Anhydrous ammonia only (4)

N/A

N/A

8,381,485,176.84

11,351,289,825.89
Total miles that could affect a High Consequence Area (HCA)

77,972.97

78,285.74

77,222.58

73,467.60

High Population Area Miles

23,273.28

23,296.50

N/A

N/A

Other Population Area miles

35,006.61

37,808.85

N/A

N/A

Drinking Water miles

31,319.97

31,532.66

N/A

N/A

Ecological Resource Miles

29,501.72

29,234.61

N/A

N/A

Commercially Navigable Waterway Miles

7,190.42

7,242.46

N/A

N/A
Total Miles of Steel Pipe

184,584.29

182,750.56

175,965.17

166,718.99

Miles of coated Cathodically Protected pipe

181,091.14

179,430.80

172,354.14

162,977.31

Miles of bare Cathodically Protected pipe

2,603.89

2,472.09

2,916.88

2,846.62

Miles of coated NOT Cathodically Protected pipe

716.76

720.85

595.37

523.18

Miles of bare NOT Cathodically Protected pipe

172.51

126.82

98.79

371.89
Miles of LF & DC Electric Resistance Welded (ERW) pipe

52,726.67

52,376.75

53,823.84

48,924.64
Miles of HF ERW pipe

73,713.35

71,508.86

66,345.48

62,982.49
Total miles inspected using all methods

93,726.20

86,044.04

78,061.86

66,427.54
Total number repairs made based on all methods

26,280.00

25,167.00

15,530.40

15,391.00
Total number repairs made based on all methods that could affect an HCA

4,746.00

3,768.00

4,132.00

4,549.00
Total Miles of In Line Inspections (ILI)

86,809.17

79,219.21

71,149.01

60,709.60

Corrosion or metal loss tools

35,047.98

33,960.81

32,065.30

28,049.73

Dent or deformation tools

35,909.28

35,495.07

30,879.86

30,784.57

Crack or long seam defect detection tools

11,839.89

7,384.81

7,870.47

1,805.21

Any other internal inspection tools

4,012.02

2,378.52

333.38

108.10
Total repairs made basd on ILI (5)

26,163.00

24,803.00

13,752.00

16,550.00
Total miles inspected by pressure testing

4,869.25

4,052.28

5,885.08

5,000.70
Total repairs made based on pressure testing (6)

86.00

156.00

74.40

88.00
Total miles inspected by ECDA

161.77

343.14

N/A

N/A
Total repairs made based on ECDA

1.00

197.00

N/A

N/A
Total miles inspected using “other” methods

1,886.02

2,429.42

N/A

N/A
Total repairs made based on “other” methods

0.00

11.00

N/A

N/A
Total miles inspected using ECDA or “other” methods (7)

2,047.78

2,772.55

1,027.76

717.24
Total repairs made based on ECDA or “other” methods (7)

1.00

208.00

70.00

1
Miles of pipe by decade installed

Pre-20 or Unknown

5,858.01

5,914.90

4,170.42

1,424.03

1920 – 1929

2,491.77

2,818.20

2,894.73

2,847.21

1930 – 1939

4,684.04

4,669.00

5,840.64

5,797.98

1940 – 1949

15,435.60

15,318.82

14,944.67

17,098.78

1950 – 1959

34,256.06

33,715.45

35,113.40

35,698.46

1960 – 1969

33,642.90

34,281.93

35,906.24

33,195.64

1970 – 1979

29,875.73

30,287.14

27,480.69

28,889.86

1980 – 1989

17,112.20

17,178.50

17,027.30

17,384.29

1990 – 1999

19,037.19

19,233.75

18,613.62

17,734.80

2000 – 2009

16,821.60

16,829.30

13,973.78

6,647.81

2010 – 2019

5,428.67

2,510.42

N/A

N/A
Total Miles of Regulated Gathering Lines

2,483.95

2,419.23

3,867.35

7,448.35
DATA SOURCE:
http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/portal/site/PHMSA/menuitem.ebdc7a8a7e39f2e55cf2031050248a0c/?vgnextoid=a872dfa122a1d110VgnVCM1000009ed07898RCRD&vgnextchannel=3430fb649a2dc110VgnVCM1000009ed07898RCRD&vgnextfmt=print

  1. Based on 2012 PHMSA data with a datafile date of 7/31/13, downloaded on 9/5/13.
  2. Based on 2011 PHMSA data with a datafile date of 6/28/13, downloaded on 7/22/13.
  3. 2011 and 2012 data characterize this as “CO2;” 2006 and 2009 data characterize this as “CO2 only” and contain an additional category of “CO2 or other nonflammable non-toxic fluids”
  4. Reflecting another data category change between 2009 and 2011, “anhydrous amonia” is no longer included as a category, and “fuel grade ethanol” has been added as a category.
  5. 2011 and 2012 data refer to “anomalies repaired” and 2006 and 2009 data refer to “anomalies excavated.”
  6. 2006 & 2009 data refer to “total number of hydrostatic test failures repaired during calendar year”, rather than specifying repairs due to testing.
  7. 2006 & 2009 data group direct assessment and ‘other’ techniniques together into a single category, and do not report them separately.