M6 MIDSTREAM LLC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | M6 MIDSTREAM LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.48398, -94.82637 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| 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 MAY 24, 2023, M6 MIDSTREAM LLC SYSTEM SUPERVISOR RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM LANDOWNER IN REGARDS TO A PIPELINE RUPTURE AND FIRE ON HIS PROPERTY IN GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS. UPON ARRIVAL ONSITE, M6 MIDSTREAM LLC SYSTEM SUPERVISOR DISPATCHED FIELD OPERATORS TO BLOCK VALVES ON M6 MIDSTREAM LLC ASSETS. AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL IT WAS UNKNOWN WHO OWNED THE PIPELINE SYSTEM THAT HAD RUPTURED AND CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO NUMEROUS PIPELINE OPERATORS IN THE SAME CORRIDOR. ONCE THE JO-04-01 (JONES LATERAL) PIPELINE SYSTEM WAS ISOLATED AND THE FIRE BEGAN TO DIE DOWN. AT THIS TIME IS WHEN M6 MIDSTREAM LLC WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE PIPELINE INVOLVED IN THE RUPTURE/FIRE WAS THE JO-04-01 (JONES LATERAL) SYSTEM. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE ALREADY ONSITE UPON M6 MIDSTREAM LLC'S ARRIVAL BUT WERE ONLY ON STANDBY AND WERE NOT UTILIZED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. M6 MIDSTREAM LLC DETERMINED THE SAFEST ROUTE WAS TO LET THE PIPELINE FIRE TO BURN ITSELF OUT ONCE GAS WAS NOT PRESENT. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AT APPROXIMATELY 23:00 ON MAY 24, 2023.
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.