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To: Snowshoe who wrote (68723)8/7/2006 4:16:57 AM
From: Snowshoe  Respond to of 206092
 
>>a major vibration problem developed at Thompson Pass<<

I found a report on this incident, which was resolved by using backpressure to stop the pulsations...

News Bulletin 1256a
INTEGRITY ANALYSIS FINDS PIPELINE IS SAFE; RECOMMENDS RAISING BACKPRESSURE TO ELIMINATE PULSATIONS
Anchorage, AK -- December 6, 1996
alyeska-pipe.com



To: Snowshoe who wrote (68723)8/7/2006 12:52:54 PM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206092
 
I would expect there is a shutdown plan, likely involves filling the line with a refined product - take the diesel oil that is used for operations at the North slope, and use that to blend with what goes into the pipeline.

Either that or a whole bunch of WD-40.


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