ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident — — January 25, 2024
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 25, 2024 |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.91148, -93.36286 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $227,148 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 16:06 ON 1/25/24, AN ETC FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLE LEAK NEAR FIRE TOWER ROAD, EAST OF SAREPTA, LA. THE ETC MANAGER DISPATCHED FIELD OPERATIONS PERSONNEL FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. AT APPROXIMATELY 16:25, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A PIPELINE RUPTURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 16:35, THE LINE WAS ISOLATED AND DE-PRESSURIZED. CLEARED BY THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDERS WERE ON THE SCENE AND FIRE TOWER ROAD WAS SHUT DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AT WHICH TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLEARED THE SCENE. THE EMERGENCY ISOLATION VALVES WERE LOCKED AND TAGGED OUT. ON 1/26/24, AS EXTRA PRECAUTION, ETC FIELD OPERATIONS ISOLATED AND BLEW DOWN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SECTION THAT WAS BLOCKED IN FOR THE LEAK. THESE SECTIONS WERE BLOWN DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 PSIG. THE PIPELINE IS SHUT-IN AND WAITING FOR REPAIRS."
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.