WTG SOUTH PERMIAN MIDSTREAM LLC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | WTG SOUTH PERMIAN MIDSTREAM LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.10565, -101.29184 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION 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 9/17/2023, AT ABOUT 20:13, OCC OBSERVED A PRESSURE DROP ON THE SONORA 20' PIPELINE. OCC OPERATOR NOTIFIED FIELD OPERATIONS OF A POSSIBLE LEAK. FIELD OPERATIONS BEGAN TO ISOLATE BLOCK VALVE 2 AT 21:00 AND BLOCK VALVE 3 AT 22:00. LOCATION OF THE EVENT WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL 01:30 ON 9/18/2023. DUE TO THE RELEASE OF NATURAL GAS A SAFETY PERIMETER WAS ESTABLISHED UNTIL 08:00 WHEN THE AREA WAS DEEMED SAFE TO ENTER. AT 08:30, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT EVENT WOULD TRIGGER AN NRC REPORTING FOR A RELEASE OF MORE THAN 3MMSCF. AT 09:23, NRC WAS NOTIFIED. PIPE DEBRIS WAS COLLECTED, PRESERVED AND SENT TO ADV INTEGRITY IN HOUSTON FOR ANALYSIS. TO PREVENT FURTHER EVENTS, MULTIPLE ILI RUNS ARE TAKING PLACE TO IDENTIFY ANY OTHER POSSIBLE ISSUES AND REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AS NEEDED.
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.