SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.47051, -96.28353 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 5/24/2020 AT 1:25 PM CDT SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE (SSCGP) OPERATIONS RECEIVED NOTICE THE AMERICUS COMPRESSOR STATION WENT INTO AN ESD CONDITION DUE TO A FIRE DETECTION EYE INDICATING ""LATCHED"". RESOURCES ARRIVED ON SITE AT 1:45 PM AND NOTICED GAS WAS STILL BEING VENTED AT THE DISCHARGE STACK. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STATION ISOLATION VALVE #32 LOCATED ON THE STATION DISCHARGE LINE DID NOT CLOSE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ISOLATION VALVE DID NOT CLOSE DUE TO THE POWER GAS TO THE VALVE BEING SHUT OFF. POWER GAS WAS TURNED ON AND THE ISOLATION VALVE WAS CLOSED AT 1:56 PM STOPPING THE GAS RELEASE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATIONAL AND UNDAMAGED AND THE STATION WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 2:10 PM ON 5/24/2020. AT 3:00 PM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GAS LOSS EXCEEDED THE REPORTABLE THRESHOLD AND THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 3:25 PM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE POWER GAS WAS SHUT OFF DURING MAINTENANCE AND NOT REOPENED. SSCGP CONDUCTED CORRECTIVE ACTION TRAINING TO REMIND ALL PERSONNEL TO KEEP POWER GAS ACTIVE TO ISOLATION VALVES AND REMINDER FOR LOCKOUT/TAGOUT FOR POWER GAS SUPPLY LINES FOR MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE POWER GAS IS RETURNED AFTER MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
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.