TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.51533, -77.76757 |
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 | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON 3/8/2023 WILLIAMS PIPELINE CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED BY A LANDOWNER OF A GAS SMELL NEAR HIS PROPERTY IN THE AREA OF A WILLIAMS PIPELINE. TECHNICIANS RESPONDED TO THE AREA AND BEGAN INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. TECHNICIANS UTILIZED AN INFRARED LEAK DETECTION TOOL AND CONFIRMED A LEAK FROM THE PIPELINE. ONCE CONFIRMED THE PIPELINE WAS ISOLATED USING BLOCK VALVES AND THE GAS WAS EVACUATED FROM THE PIPE. AFTER GAS WAS REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM AND THE LEAK WAS STOPPED, THE PIPELINE WAS EXCAVATED AND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACK ON MAINLINE B.
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.