"COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION, LLC"
gas_transmission Incident — — June 25, 2024
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 25, 2024 |
| Operator | "COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION, LLC" |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.88984, -83.86183 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | COMPRESSOR OR COMPRESSOR-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,200,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JUNE 25, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 03:00 HRS. EDT, TC ENERGY GAS CONTROL RECEIVED A SCADA CALLOUT-STATION ALARM, ESD ALARM, 106 ALARM FOR THE STANTON COMPRESSOR STATION. TC ENERGY OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE STANTON COMPRESSOR STATION, LOCATED IN POWELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY, AND DISCOVERED THAT UNIT 106 HAD ESD'D AS DESIGNED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AS RESULT OF METAL WEAR WITHIN THE TURBINE DIFFUSER HOUSING OF UNIT 106. THE METAL WEAR ALLOWED HEAT TO ESCAPE AND ALLOWED SURROUNDING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS, WIRING, TRANSMITTERS, AND CONDUIT TO SMOLDER AND MELT. THE INCIDENT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE STATION'S FIXED TEMPERATURE DETECTOR SYSTEM AND THEREFORE INITIATED THE ESD OF UNIT 106. UNIT 106 WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE INCIDENT AND IS CURRENTLY SHUT DOWN UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. THE STANTON COMPRESSOR STATION, AS A WHOLE, WAS NOT SHUT DOWN DUE TO THIS INCIDENT."
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.