TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY, A DIVISION OF ONE GAS, INC.
gas_distribution Incident — EL PASO, TX
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY, A DIVISION OF ONE GAS, INC. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | EL PASO |
| State | TX |
| County | EL PASO |
| Coordinates | 31.75872, -106.48693 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER INCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON JUNE 26, 2014 TEXAS GAS SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED BY OUR NATURAL GAS SUPPLIER, THAT ODORANT LEVELS MAY NOT BE CONSISTENT. TEXAS GAS SERVICE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TESTING THE EL PASO PIPELINE SYSTEM FOR ODORANT LEVELS, AND DISCOVERED LATE IN THE EVENING OF JUNE 26, 2014, LOW LEVELS OF ODORANT IN THE EL PASO PIPELINE SYSTEM. UPON LEARNING OF THE LOW LEVEL OF ODORANT, TEXAS GAS SERVICE NOTIFIED THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC THROUGH A PRESS RELEASE. TEXAS GAS SERVICE IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTED A PLAN TO MONITOR THE ODORANT LEVELS AND TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT TO ADD ODORANT TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS. AS OF JUNE 29, 2014 ODORANT EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND ODORANT HAS BEEN ADDED, AND THE LEVELS ARE BEING MONITORED.
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.