PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPELINE CO
gas_transmission Incident — — January 3, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 3, 2022 |
| Operator | PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.70511, -101.20338 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $400 |
| Emergency Response | $235 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 01/02/22 AT 09:13 GAS CONTROL RECEIVED A CALL FROM A LANDOWNER ABOUT A NOISE AT THE COLUMBIAN BOOSTER STATION. THE OPERATOR WAS CALLED OUT AND SHUT THE VALVE UNDER THE RELIEF VALVE. THE STATION WAS DOWN AT THE TIME SO TAKING THIS VALVE OUT OF SERVICE HAD NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PRESSURE PROTECTION. THE TEMPERATURES THE MORNING OF 1/2/2022 WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. ON 1/03/22 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WAS MET AND A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE NRC AT 7:49PM (NRC # 1325831). A 48HR UPDATE WAS PLACED ON 1/05/22 AT 12:14PM (NRC # 1325936). WHEN THE RELIEF VALVE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REBUILT, LIQUIDS WERE FOUND IN THE PILOT AND ON TOP OF THE DOME. THIS LED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WHEN THE LIQUIDS IN THE PILOT FROZE, THE PILOT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE RELIEF VALVE TO FAIL OPEN. SUPPLEMENTAL - A4 DATE CHANGE AS PER PHMSA SW REGION DUE TO 01/03/22 BEING THE EARLIEST DATE AN INCIDENT REPORTING CRITERIA WAS MET.
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.