GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.11533, -93.96207 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| 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
ON 4/25/2020, A LANDOWNER DISCOVERED A POTENTIAL LEAK NEAR GULF SOUTH'S PIPELINE AND CALLED GAS CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 10:18 A.M. GAS CONTROL DISPATCHED OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WHO VERIFIED THE LEAK AT 10:45 A.M. ATTEMPTS TO SEAL OFF THE LEAK BY INSTALLING A LEAK CLAMP ON 4/25/2020 WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND A CONSTRUCTION CREW WAS SCHEDULED TO MOBILIZE THE NEXT DAY. AT THAT POINT, THE LINE SECTION WAS BLOWN DOWN AND A TYPE B WELDOVER PRESSURE CONTAINING SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED. 5/18/2020 UPDATED REPORT AS INSTRUCTED BY PHMSA: UPDATED QUESTION B4 TO INDICATE THAT THE LEAK LOCATION IS NOT WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY. UPDATED QUESTION C6 TO INDICATE ""LEAK"" AS THE TYPE OF RELEASE WITH ""CRACK"" AS THE TYPE OF LEAK. ADDITIONALLY, PHMSA ASKED WHAT PART SCADA PLAYED IN IDENTIFYING THIS LEAK SINCE THE THE INITIAL INDICATION WAS NOTIFICATION FROM THE PUBLIC. THE GAS CONTROLLER ON DUTY NOTICED, AFTER TRENDING, THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT PRESSURE DROP.
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.