"SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC"
gas_transmission Incident — — February 17, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 17, 2020 |
| Operator | "SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC" |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.90505, -97.04475 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | OTHER NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $232,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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.