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Pipeline Breakout Stations are Facilities along a Pipeline containing Storage Vessels used to relieve surges or receive and store Crude Oil from the Pipeline for later Re-Injection and continued Transportation along the Pipeline. Often the Pipeline Breakout Facility will include a Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) Unit to allow Crude Oil or Condensate to be Transferred from Tanker Trucks into Storage Vessels at the Facility.

Some Pipeline Breakout Facilities store large quantities of Crude Oil or Condensate and it may be difficult to distinguish a Large Pipeline Breakout Facility from a Tank Farm:

• If the Storage Capacity is less than or equal to 300,000 Barrels of Crude Oil or Condensate, classify the facility as a Pipeline Breakout Facility. Pipeline Pumps may be located at these Facilities.
• If the Facility has Pipeline Pumps and Storage Vessels with less than or equal to 10,000 Barrels of Total Storage Capacity, classify the Facility as a Pipeline Pump Station.