ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — February 27, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 27, 2020 |
| Operator | ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.71402, -82.87172 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | COMPRESSOR OR COMPRESSOR-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
WHEN OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ARRIVED TO THE COLUMBUS COMPRESSOR STATION A RELEASE OF GAS WAS DISCOVERED THAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 6483 MCF. A REPAIR WAS MADE (DE-ICED). DUE TO DROPPING TEMPERATURE, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT ICE BUILDUP INSIDE A PNEUMATIC SOLENOID HAD ALLOWED INSTRUMENT AIR TO SLOWLY PRESSURIZE THE ACTUATOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY OPEN THE VALVE IN TURN ALLOWING THE COMPRESSOR TO BE PRESSURIZED WHILE STILL VENTING AT ROUGHLY 730 PSI. THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE GAS VOLUME RELEASED IS 5748.15 MCF.
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.