TRANSWESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — October 19, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 19, 2020 |
| Operator | TRANSWESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.53238, -103.80928 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
08:11 MTN, OCTOBER 18TH TECHNICIAN CONTACTED GAS CONTROL TO NOTIFY THEM OF GAS BLOWING. AT 08:22 MTN ISOLATED RELIEF VALVE THEN TESTED AND FOUND THAT THE RELIEF CONTROL PILOT WOULD NOT HOLD A SET POINT. REPLACED WITH SPARE RELIEF CONTROL PILOT, RETESTED AND SET PRESSURE. 08:35 MTN, RESTARTED UNITS AND FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. 06:46 MTN, OCTOBER 19TH ROUGH CALCULATION OF GAS VOLUME LOSS WAS COMPLETED, NOTIFIED REGULATORY. 07:44 MTN, OCTOBER 19TH NRC NOTIFICATION WAS MADE NRC #1290106. 06:08 MTN, OCTOBER 21ST 48 HOUR NRC NOTIFICATION WAS MADE NRC #1290280, UPDATED GAS VOLUME.
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.