STINGRAY PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | STINGRAY PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.29417, -93.29350 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
AT 4:53 PM ON 12/12/2021, ET OPERATION MANAGER RECEIVED A CALL FROM ARENA OFFSHORE LP PRODUCTION FOREMAN, STATING THAT WHILE THEY WERE FLYING OVER STINGRAY 30-INCH LINE 3394 IN THE WC 550 BLOCK A SHEEN WAS NOTICED. A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE NRC BY THE PRODUCER AT 5:50PM ON 12/12/21 (NRC # 1324367) ET MANAGEMENT NOTIFIED OPERATIONS PERSONAL TO BLOCK IN THE INCOMING 30-INCH VALVE TOPSIDE ON THE WEST CAMERON 509 PLATFORM AND FOR ARENA TO ISOLATE THEIR DEPARTING VALVE TOPSIDE ON THEIR WC 544 PLATFORM AND MONITOR PRESSURE UNTIL AN OBSERVATION FLIGHT CAN BE MADE BY ET OPERATION PERSONAL. ONCE THE AERIAL CONFIRMED THE RELEASE; ENERGY TRANSFER PLACED A CALL TO THE NRC ON 12/13/21 TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE RELEASE AND THE NRC REPORT 1324367. AT 2:11PM ON 12/14/21 A 48HR UPDATE TO THE NRC WAS PLACED (NRC # 1324511). DUE TO SEA CONDITIONS AND MOBILIZING RESOURCES, CREW ARRIVED ONSITE AT 7:30PM ON 12/16/21 TO START DEPRESSURIZING THE LINE. DEPRESSURIZING THE LINE AND REPAIRS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THE CLAMP WAS INSTALLED AND LINE WAS RESTARTED ON 2/11/22.
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.