CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.03162, -121.93522 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER OUTSIDE 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
10/17/2018 17:48- FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHED TO FIRE ON RIGHT OF WAY(ROW) DUE TO DOWNED POWERLINE 18:30- FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED CONTROL CENTER OF FIRE ON ROW 18:37- CONTROL CENTER NOTIFIED FIELD TEAM MEMBER ABOUT FIRE ON ROW MILEPOST 29.2 18:39- FIELD TEAM MEMBER NOTIFIED TEAM LEADER OF FIRE 19:26- FIELD TEAM MEMBER ARRIVES ON SITE AND ESTABLISHES UNIFIED COMMAND WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT 19:31- UPDATE TO TEAM LEADER OF CURRENT SITUATION 19:47- FIELD TEAM MEMBER NOTIFIES CONTROL HE HEARS HISSING FROM PIPELINE 19:48- CONTROL CENTER BLOCKED IN PIPELINE(SHUTDOWN) 20:20- TEAM LEADER ON SITE 20:34- FIRE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHES HOT ZONE WITH NO ENTRY 21:26- COMMAND POST SET UP 22:08- LAW ENFORCEMENT BEGINS EVACUATIONS OF HOMES 10/18/2018 15:04- FIRE CONFIRMED OUT AND EVACUATION IS LIFTED 10/19/2018 NITROGEN PURGE OF PIPELINE LOS MEDANOS TO AVON WORK CONTINUES TO FIX VALVE. 10/25/2018 FIRST DAY OF RESTART OF PIPELINE 10/26/2018 APPROXIMATELY 21:10 LINE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND RUNNING IT WAS CONFIRMED THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE ON THE PIPELINE WAS ARCING FROM THE VALVE BOX INTO THE PIPELINE CAUSED BY A DOWNED POWERLINE ACROSS THE VALVE BOX.
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.