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title: World-First CO2 Pipeline Isolation, Cortez Pipeline, New Mexico
description: World's first leak-tight double block & bleed isolation of a high-pressure CO2 pipeline, completed for Kinder Morgan. Production maintained throughout.
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# [World-First CO2 Pipeline Isolation, Cortez Pipeline, New Mexico](https://www.statsgroup.com/resources/case-studies/30-dual-biseps-cortez-pipeline-new-mexico-usa)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.statsgroup.com/resources/case-studies/author/admin) | Aug 16, 2021 3:34:49 PM

STATS Group were contracted by Kinder Morgan to provide hot tapping and line-stopping services on the 30-inch system. The successful completion of that work established a world first: the first leak-tight double block and bleed isolation of a high-pressure CO2 pipeline.

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