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 | 35.90505, -97.04475 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| 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 FEBRUARY 17, 2020 SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE (SSCGP) WAS NOTIFIED BY AIR LEAK PATROL OF A POSSIBLE LEAK AT A CREEK CROSSING ON A SSCGP PIPELINE. BY 11:54 AM SSCGP OPERATIONS WAS ON SITE AND VERIFIED THE LEAK WAS ON A COMPANY PIPELINE, LINE XD. THE LEAK ITSELF WAS IDENTIFIED AS A 1 INCH TAP VALVE THAT HAD BEEN EXPOSED DUE TO BANK EROSION AND CRACKED DUE TO DEBRIS BUILD UP. THE LEAK ITSELF WAS MINOR BUT DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 12:46 AM BECAUSE THE ESTIMATED REPAIR WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $50,000. THE FOLLOW UP CALL TO THE NRC WAS MADE ON 2/19/2020 AT 10:53 AM TO CONFIRM THERE WERE NO FIRE OR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS LEAK. THE SEGMENT OF PIPELINE WAS ISOLATED BY 3:45 PM ON 2/17/2020 AND ALLOWED TO BLOW DOWN. THE 1 INCH LINE FOR THIS TAP WAS NO LONGER IN USE SO IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 1 INCH LINE COULD BE ABANDONED AND A PERMANENT REPAIR SLEEVE COULD BE INSTALLED. THE REPAIR SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED AND LINE XD WAS PLACED BACK IN SERVICE BY 7:46 PM ON 2/19/2020.
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.