VALLEY CROSSING PIPELINE, LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — March 12, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 12, 2020 |
| Operator | VALLEY CROSSING PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 27.74737, -97.81408 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,007 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ORIGINAL REPORT: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 PM CDT ON MARCH 12, 2020 AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN (ESD) SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AT AGUA DULCE COMPRESSOR STATION ON THE VALLEY CROSSING PIPELINE (VCP) SYSTEM IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. VCP COMPLETED THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AT APPROXIMATELY 5:08 PM CDT ONCE IT WAS DETERMINED THE GAS VOLUME EXCEEDED 3 MMSCF. THE ESD WAS ACTIVATED BY A FAULTY FUSE IN THE ESD MASTER X22-16 PANEL. TETLP'S INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE ESD WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED AT THE TIME OF THE ESD. AS PART OF THE MITIGATIVE PLAN, THE FAULTY FUSE WAS REPLACED.
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.