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Corrosion Source Longhorn Pipeline Article
Corrosion Source Longhorn Pipeline Article
SALAMANDER PROTECTED, BUT RESIDENTS EXPOSED - LONGHORN TO RESTART 51 YEAR-OLD PIPELINE
July, 2001
"A smart-pig inspection in 1995, before Longhorn acquired the line, raised concerns about the pipeline's structural soundness. The inspection revealed more than 4,000 anomalies -- areas where it appeared that corrosion had partially penetrated the pipe wall. The vast majority, including all anomalies penetrating less than 30 percent of the wall, were deemed to have been caused by minor corrosion and therefore were not repaired. Deeper penetrations, including all that went more than halfway through the wall, were excavated and fixed."
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SALAMANDER PROTECTED, BUT RESIDENTS EXPOSED - LONGHORN TO RESTART 51 YEAR-OLD PIPELINE
July, 2001
"A smart-pig inspection in 1995, before Longhorn acquired the line, raised concerns about the pipeline's structural soundness. The inspection revealed more than 4,000 anomalies -- areas where it appeared that corrosion had partially penetrated the pipe wall. The vast majority, including all anomalies penetrating less than 30 percent of the wall, were deemed to have been caused by minor corrosion and therefore were not repaired. Deeper penetrations, including all that went more than halfway through the wall, were excavated and fixed."
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