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This summary is provided to assist the reader and is not the official source of the regulatory requirements administered by the ERCB. Readers are
reminded that the ERCBs directives and other official regulatory documents should be consulted for all purposes relating to the interpretation and
application of ERCB requirements.
a) apply an external corrosion barrier coating directly over This clarification will
the carbon steel or metallic surface, and eliminate a significant
b) supply effective cathodic protection to the carbon steel number of telephone inquiries
or metallic parts. and requests to ERCB staff.
a) licensees must have two independent ii) ensure that the two overpressure protection devices
overpressure protection devices on will not allow the licensed maximum operating
artificial lift equipment as backup for pressure of the pipeline to be exceeded by more
each other to protect pipelines from than 10% or 35 kPa, whichever is greater, as
overpressure; described in CSA Z662-07; and
iii) conduct inspections, assessments, and testing of the
b) licensees must ensure that the two devices described in (a)(i) in accordance with CSA
independent overpressure protection Z662-07, Clause 10.7.5.2;
devices will not allow the licensed
or
maximum operating pressure of the
pipeline to be exceeded by more than b) the licensee of the pipeline must have
10% or 35 kPa, whichever is greater,
i) a single overpressure protection device designed to
as described in CSA Z662-07; and
protect the pipeline from experiencing excess
pressure;
Section 4: Use of High-Performance High- Section 4: Use of High-Performance High-Density Polyethylene Minor clarifications of the
Density Polyethylene Pipe in Oil and Gas Pipe in Oil and Gas Service requirements
Service
No Section 5 Section 5: Adoption of CSA Z662-07, Annex N, as Mandatory New section based on
Directive 041: Adoption of
CSA Z662-03, Annex N, as
Mandatory.