KINDER MORGAN TEJAS PIPELINE
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | KINDER MORGAN TEJAS PIPELINE |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 26.35481, -98.41267 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION 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 JULY 10, 2018 AT 17:29, KINDER MORGAN TEJAS PIPELINE (TEJAS) GAS CONTROL NOTICED A PRESSURE DROP ON THE STARR 8"" LINE AND NOTIFIED FIELD PERSONNEL. AT 17:41, A LINE PATROLLER VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A GAS RELEASE. THE RELEASE RESULTED FROM A 3RD PARTY LINE STRIKE. A FARMER USING FARMING EQUIPMENT IN HIS FIELD PUNCTURED THE LINE CAUSING 6,270MCF OF GAS TO BE RELEASED UNINTENTIONALLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FARMER DID NOT PLACE A ONE-CALL BEFORE STARTING HIS WORK. IN RESPONSE TO THIS EVENT, TEJAS ISOLATED THE PIPELINE AT 18:31 ON JULY 10. THE PIPELINE WAS THEN BLOWN DOWN. ON JULY 11, EXCAVATION OF THE LINE BEGAN. ON JULY 26, THE PUNCTURED SEGMENT OF THE PIPE WAS CUTOUT AND NEW PIPE WAS INSTALLED. ON JULY 27, THE LINE WAS RECOATED. ON JULY 31, THE LINE WAS PURGED, PACKED, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. IN ORDER TO PREVENT A REOCCURRENCE, THE NEW PIPELINE WAS INSTALLED WITH A DEPTH OF COVER OF 36 INCHES.
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.