STINGRAY PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | STINGRAY PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.30833, -93.27139 |
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 4/20/24 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 WHILE ADDING PRESSURE TO THE PIPELINE IN ORDER TO LOCATE A LEAK POINT FROM 02/02/24, A SHEEN WAS SPOTTED IN WC 550 BY THE OVERFLIGHT. OVERFLIGHTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED DAILY AND CURRENTLY THERE IS NO SHEEN OR BUBBLES BEING RELEASED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO BRYAN LETHCOE, ANTHONY WRIGHT AND GERY BAUMAN FOR THE FOUR SHEENS FOUND DURING THE REPAIR OF LEAK 7: -LEAK 7 DISCOVERED IN FEBRUARY -LINE PRESSURE WAS LOWERED FROM 125-150PSIG TO BELOW BOTTOM PRESSURE TO STOP LEAK -DSV DEPLOYMENT WAS DELAYED DUE TO OTHER COMMITMENTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS -ONCE DSV WAS AVAILABLE LINE PRESSURE WAS INCREASED IN ORDER TO LOCATE LEAK 7 -2X DAILY OVERFLIGHTS NOTED SEPARATE SHEENS AND AREA OF SURFACE BUBBLES AFTER PRESSURE WAS INCREASED. --3 SHEENS --1 AREA OF BUBBLES -DSV CREW POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED LEAK 7 -PRESSURE WAS PULLED DOWN BELOW 70PSIG TO STOP OTHER 4 LEAKS --THESE 4 ADDITIONAL LEAKS HAVE NOT BEEN POSITIVELY LOCATED --SHEENS ARE SHRINKING --OVERFLIGHTS CONTINUE -CLAMP INSTALLED ON LEAK 7 -LEAKS ARE BEING EVALUATED AND FUTURE USE OF LINE TO BE DETERMINED -PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY BE MAINTAINED BELOW 50 PSI
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.