GUARDIAN PIPELINE, LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — December 31, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 31, 2017 |
| Operator | GUARDIAN PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.45029, -88.18346 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $300 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 20:46 ON DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE GUARDIAN PIPELINE GAS CONTROLLER ON DUTY IDENTIFIED A POSSIBLE ISSUE.. THE ONEOK FIELD REPRESENTATIVE WAS CONTACTED AND ARRIVED AT THE JOLIET STATION AT APPROXIMATELY 21:47 AT WHICH TIME GAS WAS FOUND BLOWING FROM THE BLOW DOWN ON THE UNIT #1 COMPRESSOR. GAS CONTROL WAS CONTACTED AND THE COMPRESSOR UNIT WAS SHUT DOWN. THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE LOCATED A FROST BALL ON ONE OF THE SUPPLY FITTINGS, THAWED THE SUPPLY LINE, RETIGHTENED THE FITTING, AND THE VALVE CLOSED. UNIT 1 WAS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL SERVICE.
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.