"NET MEXICO PIPELINE PARTNERS, LLC"
gas_transmission Incident — — November 5, 2024
Incident Information
| Incident Date | November 5, 2024 |
| Operator | "NET MEXICO PIPELINE PARTNERS, LLC" |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 27.74798, -97.82110 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $100 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 11/05/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 04:45, DUE TO AN INCREASING FLOW RATE THAT COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED WITH A SET POINT CHANGE, GAS CONTROL CALLED A TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE THE REGULATORS AT THE EFM 4 TO NET MEXICO METER STATION. UPON ARRIVAL, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE STATION BLOWING GAS TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND DISCOVERED A BROKEN 1"" NIPPLE ON THE #2 REGULATOR RUN. AT APPROXIMATELY 06:00, THE TECHNICIAN SHUT THE UPSTREAM MANUAL VALVE AND VERIFIED THAT THE DOWNSTREAM PNEUMATIC VALVE WAS CLOSED. THE TECHNICIAN THEN THROTTLED THE #1 REGULATOR TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED SET POINT GIVEN BY GAS CONTROL. AT 06:30, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE NIPPLE WITH AN XXH NIPPLE, INSTALLED A NEW 1"" VALVE, RECONNECTED THE TUBING, AND RETURNED THE STATION TO NORMAL SERVICE."
About This Pipeline Incident
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