EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO
gas_transmission Incident — — November 7, 2024
Incident Information
| Incident Date | November 7, 2024 |
| Operator | EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.99339, -107.31573 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $600 |
| Emergency Response | $3,100 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 11/07/2024 AT 22:39 MST GAS CONTROL RECEIVED A ""STATION TRIP"" ALARM AND CALLED A TECHNICIAN TO THE SITE. DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ON THE ROADS, THE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE AT 23:55 MST ON 11/07/2024. UPON ARRIVAL, THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT A DISCHARGE VENT VALVE WAS VENTING NATURAL GAS. AT 00:10 AM MST ON 11/08/2024, THE TECHNICIAN MANUALLY CLOSED THE VENT VALVE AND THE STATION WAS ISOLATED. AT 00:39 MST ON 11/08/2024 AN ERL CALL WAS INITIATED AND BEGAN AT 00:55 MST. AT 01:01 MST ON 11/08/2024, A REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE NRC. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENTIONAL OPENING OF THE VENT VALVE WAS DUE TO A LOSS OF DC POWER AT THE CORRODED TERMINAL STRIP OR THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE DC SOLENOID VALVE. NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE STATION WAS RESTARTED ON 11/09/2024 AT 13:30 MST."
About This Pipeline Incident
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