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ENCROACHMENT GUIDELINES
FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES

Issue Date

4/98
Rev. No.
Date

4/98

1.

SCOPE

This standard provides recommended distances between the Company's pipelines and various facilities that may
encroach upon existing pipeline right-of-way or that may be encountered in the construction of new pipelines by
the Company.

2.

GENERAL

2.1

These guidelines are for use in conjunction with Operating Procedure 80.103 for monitoring
encroachments on existing pipelines and for consideration in the route selection and placement of new
pipelines.

2.2

See Engineering Standard 7101 for spacing guidelines within the boundary of compressor and plant
facilities.

2.3

The following table lists recommended distances between pipelines of various sizes and various types of
facilities and activities. These recommended distances are intended as a guide for initial negotiations with
outside parties. The minimum allowed distances can only be determined by the terms of the existing
right-of-way or easement documents.

* Indicates revised paragraph, this Rev. No.

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ENCROACHMENT DESCRIPTION
I.

OFFSET FROM PIPELINE

(FEET) VERSUS PIPE SIZE
2" - 12" 14" - 24" Over 24"

ABOVE GROUND STRUCTURES AND APPURTENANCES

A.
B.

Buildings
Any enclosed structure permanent in nature regardless of purpose.
Utilities
Utilities may cross pipelines at right angles. Distances specified are for parallel
encroachment. (See guys and anchors if applicable.)
1.
2.

C.

Electric power and telephone lines

Television cables

Miscellaneous
1. Campground:
If within 660 feet of pipeline, see Engineering Standard 0060, Class Location
Determination.
2. Fences:
May cross pipelines. Distances specified are for parallel fences.
3. Guys and Anchors:
No guys or anchors will terminate within the minimum distances specified.
The guy or anchor must have a vertical clearance of 18 feet minimum within
the specified distance of the pipeline.
4. Mobile Homes:
5. Nursery Stock (including Christmas Trees
No minimum if small and used as cash crop. Consult Company right-of-way
personnel to establish agreement before planting.
6. Poles (See also guys & anchors, towers, electric power lines.):
Telephone, power, etc. and sign boards including supports.
7. Stored Material:
Permitted over pipeline if of a type that can be readily relocated and of a
weight not detrimental to the pipeline.
8. Swimming Pools:
Permitted over pipeline if readily removable. Distances specified are for
partially below grade or permanent in nature.
9. Towers (See also guys and towers)
10. Trees & Shrubs (See also nursery stock)
Permanent (perennial) trees, shrubbery or other landscaping that would impair
access to the pipeline.

* Indicates revised paragraph, this Rev. No.

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45

60

Reference Operating Procedure

80.103, Crossing of Company
Pipelines by Foreign Operators.
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ENCROACHMENT DESCRIPTION
II.

OFFSET FROM PIPELINE

(FEET) VERSUS PIPE SIZE
2" - 12" 14" - 24" Over 24"

SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS , MODIFICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

A.

Pavement
Pavement includes asphalt and concrete or variations thereof. May cross pipeline at
near right angles or be placed parallel to pipeline at distances specified.
1.
2.
3.
4.

B.

C.

Air Strips:
Alleys, Driveways, Roads, Sidewalks, Tennis (or other) Courts:
Parking Lots:
Consult Company right-of-way personnel to establish agreement for "green
belts", etc.
Patios:
If roofed & fenced, consider as building; otherwise as specified.

Earthwork or Other Grade Modifications

Ensure 36" minimum cover (or existing if <36") is preserved over pipeline. Cover
may be added if free of foreign debris such as large rocks, concrete chunks and metal
scraps. Operation of heavy equipment over the pipeline must provide for appropriate
safeguard of pipeline integrity.
1. Ditches:
Should cross at near right angles. Parallel distances to be as specified.
Minimum cover shall be 36" from bottom of ditch to pipeline.
2. Dredging:
3. Land Leveling:
Permitted over pipeline if cover requirements are maintained.
4. Plowing (including deep tilling or chisel plowing):
Permitted over pipeline if minimum clearance of 12" is maintained between
plow depth and top of pipeline.
5. Terracing (See land leveling):
6. Dams & Dikes (including waterways & water impoundments):
No water may be impounded over the pipeline. No portion of the dame or
dike may be constructed over the pipeline. No cover may be removed from the
pipeline for construction.
Seismography:
Calculate distances allowed based on Engineering Standard 7155.

* Indicates revised paragraph, this Rev. No.

See Engineering Standard 0135,

Design Guideline for Road
Construction over Existing
Pipelines.
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See Engineering Standard 0135

& Operating Procedure 80.102,
Damage Prevention Program
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Effects of Blasting on Buried
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ENCROACHMENT DESCRIPTION
III.

OFFSET FROM PIPELINE

(FEET) VERSUS PIPE SIZE
2" - 12" 14" - 24" Over 24"

BELOW GROUND STRUCTURES AND APPURTENANCES

A.

B.

Pipelines and Utilities

1. Drain Tile:
May cross pipeline. Distances specified are for parallel tile lines.
a. Tile diameter less than 10":
b. Tile diameter 10" or greater:
2. Pipeline (water, gas, oil, well, sewer, etc.:
It is preferred that pipelines greater than 2" undercross Company pipelines.
Minimum clearance should be 12". Distances specified are for parallel
pipelines.
3. Power Lines:
It is preferred that pipelines undercross pipelines at near right angles.
Minimum clearance should be 12". Cables having conductors at more than 60
volts to ground should be non-metallic casing for a minimum distance of 10' on
either side of the pipeline. Distances specified are for parallel power lines.
4. Communication Lines:
It is preferred that cables undercross pipelines at near right angles. Minimum
clearance should be 12". Exception may be made where it would be necessary
to cut and splice the cable. When laid over the pipeline, the cable must be
cased for a minimum distance of 7.5' on either side of the pipeline or
otherwise protected. Distances specified are for parallel communication lines.
Miscellaneous
1. Blasting:
Calculate distance allowed based on Engineering Standard 7155. Notify
blasting contractor of pipeline location and limits of blasting activities.
2. Mines (mining):
Notify Company Technical Office whenever mining or quarrying is proposed
within 660 feet of pipeline. Notify mining contractor of pipeline location.
3. Leach Beds:
Lines crossing pipeline will be of solid impervious material.
4. Septic System:

* Indicates revised paragraph, this Rev. No.

See Operating Procedure 80.103.

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Effects of Blasting on Buried
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