ROVER PIPELINE, LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — October 22, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 22, 2021 |
| Operator | ROVER PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.25278, -81.02583 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | DEFECTIVE OR LOOSE TUBING OR FITTING |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON OCTOBER 22, 2021, OPERATIONS WERE NOTIFIED OF A GAS RELEASE AT THE CADIZ STATION, ONCE FIELD PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SITE AT 19:36 THE COMPRESSOR WAS ISOLATED. AT 21:51 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VOLUME WOULD EXCEED 3 MILLION CUBIC FEET; SO, CALL WAS PLACED TO THE NRC AT 22:00. NRC # 1320188. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE U-BOLT HOLDING THE PSV TUBING FAILED AND WITH THE VIBRATION OF THE COMPRESSOR, THE TUBING SEPARATED FROM THE PSV RESULTING IN THE RELEASE OF 5 MMCF OF NATURAL GAS. THE TUBING WAS RE-ATTACHED, AND A NEW U-BOLT WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE VIBRATION FROM DISLODGING THE TUBING. THE COMPRESSOR WAS RESTARTED AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETE.
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.