Although one fire is out at a Chevron Appalachia LLC well pad in southwest Pennsylvania, another well continues to periodically spew flames, which specialists and state officials say could help efforts to cap the wells as early as this weekend.
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Chevron Making Progress at Pennsylvania Well Fire
Although one fire is out at a Chevron Appalachia LLC well pad in southwest Pennsylvania, another well continues to periodically spew flames, which specialists and state officials say could help efforts to cap the wells as early as this weekend.
CSB Recommends Cleaning Pipes with Air, Not Gas
In an effort to prevent fires and explosions caused when natural gas is used to clean or purge gas pipes of debris, air or other substances, typically during facility construction and maintenance, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) in a 4-1 vote last week approved a list of “urgent recommendations” for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and others.
Chemical Safety Board Recommends Cleaning Pipes with Air, Not Gas
In an effort to prevent fires and explosions caused when natural gas is used to clean or purge gas pipes of debris, air or other substances, typically during facility construction and maintenance, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) in a 4-1 vote Monday night approved a list of “urgent recommendations” for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and others. Among the recommendations is to require “the use of inherently safer alternatives such as air blows or pigging with air in lieu of flammable gas.”
Fingers Crossed, Alliance, Vector Shoot for Dec. 1
Alliance Pipeline informed its shippers last week that all debris has been cleared from the pipe, all connections are up and running, and that commercial service will begin on Dec. 1. Commercial service originally was expected to begin on Oct. 1 but was delayed several times because of commissioning problems (see NGI, Nov. 13).
Fingers Crossed, Alliance, Vector Shoot for Dec. 1
Alliance Pipeline informed its shippers yesterday that all debrishas been cleared from the pipe, all connections are up and running,and that commercial service will begin on Dec. 1. Commercial serviceoriginally was expected to begin on Oct. 1 but was delayed severaltimes because of commissioning problems (see Daily GPI, Nov. 10).