ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident — — June 16, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 16, 2020 |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.90330, -96.71431 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $60,000 |
| Emergency Response | $1,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JUNE 16, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10 PM, ENERGY TRANSFER GAS CONTROL RECEIVED A CALL FROM A 3RD PARTY CONTRACTOR ABOUT A LINE STRIKE ON THE 3022 TOM O CONNOR 16 IN NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. THIS PIPELINE IS A TRANSMISSION LINE IN A CLASS 1 AREA LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY, APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTH OF EDNA, TX. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED AND ARRIVED ON LOCATION AT 6:30 PM TO INVESTIGATE. AT 6:40 PM, THE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THE 3RD PARTY LINE STRIKE ON THE 16 IN ETC PIPELINE. OPERATIONS PROCEEDED WITH LINE ISOLATION PROCEDURES AND BEGAN PROCESS TO REPAIR. THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM VALVES WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE PIPELINE AT 8:47 PM AND 8:59 PM. THE PIPELINE BLOW DOWN WAS COMPLETED AT 11:25 PM. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND LINE WAS PUT BACK IN SERVICE AS OF 7:10 PM ON JUNE 17, 2020. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE 3RD PARTY CONTRACTOR WAS TRENCHING ACROSS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND HIT THE PIPELINE WITH EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT. THE CONTRACTOR FAILED TO MAKE A ONE CALL NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO EXCAVATING. THIS PIPELINE IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION. ON JUNE 16, 2020, THIS INCIDENT WAS TELEPHONICALLY REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC#1279731) AT 7:39 PM AND TO THE TXRRC (INCIDENT #2221) AT 8:03 PM. A 48 HOUR NRC UPDATE WAS MADE ON JUNE 18, 2020 AT 9:29 AM (NRC#1279859) **07/16/2020 UPDATED GPS COORDINATES **07/20/2020 UPDATED NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION & INCIDENT TIMES UNDER A4 AND A13"
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.