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Technical Report Documentation Pa2e 1. Report No. I 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. FHWA!TX-02/1858-2 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date THE VALUE OF PIPELINES TO THE TRANSPORTATION September 2001 SYSTEM OF TEXAS: YEAR TWO REPORT Revised: February 2002 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Stephen S. Roop, Leslie E. Olson, David H. Bierling, Jeffery E. Report 1858-2 Warner, Adam Rinehart, Angela Sandoval, Mario Beruvides, and Theodore Weisner 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Texas Transportation Institute The Texas A&M University System 11. Contract or Grant No. College Station, Texas 77843-3135 Project No. 0-1858 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Texas Department of Transportation Research: Research and Technology Implementation Office September 2000 - August 2001 P. 0. Box 5080 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Austin, Texas 78763-5080 15. Supplementary Notes Research performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Research Project Title: The Value of Pipelines to the Transportation System of Texas 16. Abstract Pipelines represent a major transporter of petrochemical commodities in Texas. The Texas pipeline system represents as much as 17 percent of the total pipeline mileage in the U.S. and links many segments of the country with energy sources located on the Gulf Coast. This research has been undertaken to provide Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) a broad understanding of pipeline operations and their relationship to other modes of transportation. Knowledge of the location and interaction dynamics of pipelines with other forms of transportation (trucks, railroads and ocean) is essential for TxDOT to be able to plan and execute transportation improvements in the 21st century. This research is designed to provide TxDOT with an understanding_ of the location, function, interconnectivity of the state's pipeline system, and insight into how it or other state agencies may best work with pipelines to optimize the transportation system. The first year task work was described in Report 1858-1. This report documents the second year of research and builds on information presented in the first year report. Included in this report are a literature review of physical, business, and policy issues related to pipeline, documentation of the Geographic Information System (GIS) database that is submitted with this report, further development of an inventory of pipeline interconnections with other modes, discussion of pipeline industry operational and regulatory issues and pipeline utilization, and recommendations to TxDOT regarding roles in pipeline and commodity transport. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Commodities, Interconnections, Pipelines No restrictions. This document is available to the public through NTIS: National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, Virginia 22161 19. Security Classif.(of this report) 20. Security Classif.(of this page) 21. No. of Pages I 22. Price Unclassified I Unclassified 180 Form DOT F 1700.7 cs-12) Reproduction of completed page authorized THE VALUE OF PIPELINES TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF TEXAS: YEAR TWO REPORT by Stephen S. Roop, Ph.D., Texas Transportation Institute Leslie E. Olson Texas Transportation Institute David H. Bierling Texas Transportation Institute Jeffery E. Warner Texas Transportation Institute Adam Rinehart Texas Transportation Institute Angela Sandoval Texas Tech University Mario Beruvides Texas Tech University and Theodore Weisner Texas Tech University Report 1858-2 Project Number 0-1858 Research Project Title: The Value of Pipelines to the Transportation System of Texas Sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation In Cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration September 200 I Revised: February 2002 TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE The Texas A&M University System College Station, Texas 77843-3135 DISCLAIMER The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official view or policies of the Federal Highway Administration or the Texas Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Texas Transportation Institute v Rail Research CenterlAAR Affiliated Lab ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors wish to thank Mr. Raul Cantu, the project director, and Mr. Jim Randall of the TP&P for their support in this research effort. The authors also wish to thank the Texas Railroad Commission for assistance with the GIS database. In addition, the authors would like to recognize the contribution of the project monitoring committee in setting a clear direction for this important project. Texas Transportation Institute VI Rail Research Center/MR Affiliated Lab TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................................... x LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... xi CHAPTER 1 - REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH AND OVERVIEW OF YEAR TWO RESEARCH ........................................................................................................................ 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ........................................................................................... 1 LITERATURE REVIEW, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND INDUSTRY CONTACTS ........................................................................................................................ 1 INVENTORY OF TEXAS PIPELINE SYSTEM .......................................................................... 2 INVENTORY OF PIPELINE INTERCONNECTIONS WITH OTHER MODES ....................... 2 PIPELINE INDUSTRY OPERATIONAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES ................................. 2 Commodity Transfer to Pipeline from Other Modes .................................................................. 3 State and Federal Pipeline Regulatory Responsibilities .............................................................. 3 Pipeline Industry Perspectives .................................................................................................... 3 PIPELINE UTILIZATION ............................................................................................................. 3 POTENTIAL NEW ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR TXDOT RELATIVE TO PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................... 4 REVIEW OF COMPLETED WORK, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND CONCLUSIONS .......... .4 CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND INDUSTRY CONTACTS .................................................................................................. 5 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 5 PHYSICAL, BUSINESS, AND POLICY ISSUES ........................................................................ 5 Physical Issues ............................................................................................................................. 5 Business Issues ............................................................................................................................ 6 Policy Issues ................................................................................................................................ 7 ANNOTA TED BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................. 8 CONTACTS .................................................................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER 3 - INVENTORY OF TEXAS PIPELINE SYSTEM ............................................... 19 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 19 TEXAS PIPELINE SYSTEM ....................................................................................................... 19 PIPELINE SYSTEM INVENTORY DATA SOURCES ............................................................. 20 Railroad Commission of Texas ................................................................................................. 20 U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Pipeline Safety ............................................... 21 Texas General Land Office ....................................................................................................... 21 Pennwell Corporation ................................................................................................................ 22 U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration, Office of Oil and Gas ..... 22 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) DATABASE OF THE TEXAS PIPELINE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................... 23 Positional Accuracy ................................................................................................................... 23 Pipeline Network Database Attributes ...................................................................................... 23 GIS DATA ANALYSIS