"LONGWOOD RB PIPELINE, LLC"
gas_transmission Incident — — February 22, 2025
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 22, 2025 |
| Operator | "LONGWOOD RB PIPELINE, LLC" |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.22222, -104.05485 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN AN OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $51,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON FEBRUARY 22, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:44AM MST, A CONTRACT CREW WAS ON LOCATION TO CONDUCT A ROUTINE PIGGING OPERATION OF RECEIVING AND THEN LAUNCHING A PIPELINE PIG(S). THE INCIDENT OCCURRED RESULTING IN A RELEASE OF NATURAL GAS. THE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT, WHICH INCLUDED INTERVIEWING THE CONTRACTOR OPERATORS ON LOCATION, TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. THE NARRATIVE FROM INTERVIEWS WITH THE CONTRACTOR OPERATORS AT THE LOCATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED BY THE COMPANY. THE BELOW DETAILS ARE A RESULT OF THE COMPANYS INVESTIGATION AND ARE STATED HERE TO THE BEST OF THE COMPANYS KNOWLEDGE: ONE OF THE CONTRACT OPERATORS OPERATED THE VALVES IN AN INCORRECT SEQUENCE WITHOUT ENSURING THE ENCLOSURE DOOR WAS PROPERLY SECURED. THIS IN TURN CAUSED A RAPID RELEASE OF NATURAL GAS AND FOR THE PIG TO EXIT THE BARREL, DAMAGING NEARBY EQUIPMENT. THE LEAK WAS ISOLATED IN APPROXIMATELY 7 MINUTES BY CLOSING MAINLINE VALVES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE RELEASE. BOTH OPERATORS WERE RELEASED BY THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR PIGGING OPERATIONS. THE PIG LAUNCHER HATCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. MOVING FORWARD, MATADOR WILL ENSURE THAT ALL CONTRACTORS FULLY UNDERSTAND AND COMPLY WITH OUR SOPS PRIOR TO PERFORMING ANY TASKS ON OUR PIPELINES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE WILL VERIFY THAT ALL PERSONNEL ARE PROPERLY QUALIFIED TO OPERATE OUR PIPELINE SYSTEMS."
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.