Petroleum Pipeline

i have worked in compressor stations on nat gas lines and the discharge pressure from the compressors is 900 psi. i don't know what pressure liquid petroleum pipelines use, but i'm sure it's much, much lower. there's a nat gas pipeline that runs from texas to south florida (the trans-gulf pipeline). it runs through this area about ten miles south of here. i have never heard of an incident involving this pipeline in the last 40 years. i do know of one incident involving a compressor station. big bucks in damage, no serious injuries.

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Wow, lots of good information from you all. Thank you. I am leaning toward thinking it is safe to have on the property. I might not put any crops near it, and I might not let the kids run around that area (no fireworks!) and I might keep the animals off of that area, but all in all, it doesn't seem so scary. Oh yeah, I might not be too keen to build right next to it either, but that works out well...it's at the opposite end of the acreage from where I would build anyway. I will still ask the questions you all gave me to ask, just to be informed, but I feel much better about it all. Thanks!

A lot of good stuff has been said so far here. But I was thinking about something that I have not seen yet. Would the owner of the land get anything for them putting the pipe line threw their land ? And if it was already there and you bought the land would you get something as well ?
I would think they should give at least a small yearly fee of some sort.

No.

Even if you have a high-tension power line running across your land, giving cancer and nervous problems to your cattle. Still nothing.

Personal opinion - when I looked for land, I wanted it at least 2 miles away from the closest pipeline, railroad, or interstate. That way, if there were a hazmat emergency, I'd be outside the most likely evacuation distance (depending on wind direction).

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parents of Caitlyn, Brendan, Keera & Alanna
keepers of goats, chickens, rabbits, cats & a dog

As a rule, you would not be compensated for a pipeline if you purchased land that one is buried under. The reason is that a pipeline is non intrusive and does not affect your ability to utilize your land. Surface installations and wells are different in the sense that there is always something tangible above ground that you have to work around or look at. You would be compensated for pipeline damages if they had to come onto your land and inspect the line or replace any joints that might be necessary.

I can think of many reasons a underground pipe line could be intrusive to a land owner. Pool, Pond, Building with basement, And the list can go on and on. Personally I would not buy land with a pipe line on it if I could help it. And I would fight them tooth and nail if they tried putting one on land I owned.

WI--nope, it was a gathering regional line, and there were no depth requirements in that area. That it wasn't on the ground instead of in it fooled the farmer.

I would have NO Problem with it what so ever~!

Don't forget, this is at the far end of a forty acre parcel. I will be building on the opposite side of the land so the things you mentioned wouldn't come into play. There is already a pond that is well away from the pipeline, so I have to concur that I don't think it is a problem.

I can't think of any time that anyone has ever wanted to put a pool or basement on top of a pipeline but that's not saying it couldn't happen. Usually, a few feet either way is reasonable when building such things. I do find the mentality regarding oil & gas a bit odd. All of us use it, we're all for it's existence but just not in our back yard.