SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.01597, -94.47993 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON 7/5/2025 SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE (SSCGP) GAS CONTROL WAS CALLED AT 3:40 AM CDT ABOUT A POSSIBLE GAS LEAK AND NOTICED A RAPID PRESSURE LOSS AND FLOW CHANGES AT THE SAGINAW COMPRESSOR STATION. AFTER INITIAL REVIEW OF THE PRESSURE DROP IT WAS DETERMINED AT 4:07 AM THAT THE GAS LOSS WOULD BE OVER THE REPORTABLE THRESHOLD AND THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 4:22 AM. AT 4:13 AM, THE ON-SITE OPERATOR PERSONNEL DETERMINED IT WAS A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (PRV) ACTIVATION THAT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PRESSURE DROP AND SHUT IN THE PRV AT 4:14 AM, NO ACTUAL MAOP EXCEEDANCE OCCURRED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRV MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A LOOSE BLOWDOWN RING. THE PRV WAS REPAIRED, TESTED AND RECERTIFIED WITH A SET POINT OF 715 PSIG AND PLACED BACK IN SERVICE ON 7/5/2024 AT 6:40 PM CDT.
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.