TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.84121, -87.44972 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| 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 FEBRUARY 29, 2024, CENTERVILLE COMPRESSOR STATION 860 ON THE TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE (TGP) SYSTEM NEAR CENTERVILLE, TN EXPERIENCED AN ESD EVENT. GAS CONTROL IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED TGP OPERATIONS AT 05:38 CST. OPERATIONS ARRIVED ON SITE AND CONFIRMED THAT GAS WAS VENTING AT 05:47 CST. OPERATIONS IDENTIFIED VALVES TO ISOLATE THE STATION YARD FROM THE PIPELINE AND IMMEDIATELY CLOSED VALVES, SECURING THE GAS RELEASE. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 06:37 CST BY KM PERSONNEL TO REPORT THAT A GAS RELEASE OCCURRED. KM UPDATED THE GAS RELEASE VOLUME TO 30,418 MCF IN THE NRC 48-HOUR UPDATE. TGP COMPRESSOR STATION 860 WAS IN A POST-MAINTENANCE STATE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AT COMPRESSOR STATION 860 CAUSED MOISTURE IN A SENSING LINE TO FREEZE AND SUBSEQUENTLY FREEZING A SOLENOID OPERATOR, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACTUATION OF AN ESD VENT VALVE. AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION IS STILL BEING CONDUCTED AND A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE GENERATED.
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.