Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XI - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division
Subpart 4 - Carbon Dioxide
Chapter 43 - Design Requirements for Carbon Dioxide Pipelines
Section XI-4319 - Valves
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-4319
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Each valve installed in a pipeline system must comply with the following.
1. The valve must be of a sound engineering
design.
2. Materials subject to the
internal pressure of the pipeline system, including welded and flanged ends,
must be compatible with the pipe or fittings to which the valve is
attached.
3. Each part of the valve
that will be in contact with the carbon dioxide stream must be made of
materials that are compatible with such stream that it is anticipated will flow
through the pipeline system.
4.
Each valve must be both hydrostatically shell tested and hydrostatically seat
tested without leakage to at least the requirements set forth in Section 11 of
ANSI/API 6D (incorporated by reference, see §3907).
5. Each valve other than a check valve must
be equipped with a means for clearly indicating the position of the valve
(open, closed, etc.).
6. Each valve
must be marked on the body or the nameplate, with at least the following:
a. manufacturer's name or
trademark;
b. class designation or
the maximum working pressure to which the valve may be subjected;
c. body material designation (the end
connection material, if more than one type is used);
d. nominal valve size.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4(C)(17) and R.S. 30:1104(A).
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