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<blockquote data-quote="eyexer" data-source="post: 122833" data-attributes="member: 315"><p>you guys would shit if you knew how few pipelines have leak detection.&nbsp; as an example, little to no salt water lines between the well and the disposal have leak detection.&nbsp; numbers of barrels are entered into a spread sheet that left that lact (pump) and sent to the disposal.&nbsp; eventually they are cross checked with the amount that made it to the disposal.&nbsp; some companies do this daily some don't.&nbsp; so if a leak occurs it may take one day it may take days to discover.&nbsp; some of the newer lact units have systems that constantly compare the flow rate into the disposal with the flow rate leaving the lact at the well site.&nbsp; but they don't necessarily set off an alarm.&nbsp; it's just a way for us to determine if one of those needs calibrating.&nbsp; the state is extremely lenient on what they require.&nbsp; this has to stop.&nbsp; the fines are nothing.&nbsp; A federal fine for us for just leaving a tank hatch open and emitting vapors is 10K.&nbsp; I urge you to look up the fines the state industrial commission has levied in the state of ND and see how many have exceeded 10K for anything.&nbsp; emitting fumes is a trivial thing compared to a pipeline spill.&nbsp; The state does not want to force an extra dollar of cost on these companies.&nbsp; Until we change from having one agency doing the regulating, promoting and fining we will always have this.&nbsp; it's a recipe for disaster.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="eyexer, post: 122833, member: 315"] you guys would shit if you knew how few pipelines have leak detection. as an example, little to no salt water lines between the well and the disposal have leak detection. numbers of barrels are entered into a spread sheet that left that lact (pump) and sent to the disposal. eventually they are cross checked with the amount that made it to the disposal. some companies do this daily some don't. so if a leak occurs it may take one day it may take days to discover. some of the newer lact units have systems that constantly compare the flow rate into the disposal with the flow rate leaving the lact at the well site. but they don't necessarily set off an alarm. it's just a way for us to determine if one of those needs calibrating. the state is extremely lenient on what they require. this has to stop. the fines are nothing. A federal fine for us for just leaving a tank hatch open and emitting vapors is 10K. I urge you to look up the fines the state industrial commission has levied in the state of ND and see how many have exceeded 10K for anything. emitting fumes is a trivial thing compared to a pipeline spill. The state does not want to force an extra dollar of cost on these companies. Until we change from having one agency doing the regulating, promoting and fining we will always have this. it's a recipe for disaster. [/QUOTE]

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