SEA ROBIN PIPELINE CO
gas_transmission Incident — — March 9, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 9, 2017 |
| Operator | SEA ROBIN PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.67224, -90.66455 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $266,243 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 AM ON 3/9/2017, AERIAL OBSERVATION REPORTED BUBBLES WITH A SLIGHT SILVER SHEEN IN THE AREA NEAR A SEA ROBIN PIPELINE IN THE SOUTH TIMBALIER 100 AREA. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED (NRC #1172831), AT 11:03 AM ON 3/9/17 OF A POSSIBLE LEAK. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A SECOND FLIGHT ON 3/9/2017 AND OBSERVED BUBBLES WITH NO SHEEN AND BASED ON THE COORDINATES FOR THE LEAK, WE SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE AT 11:30 AM ON 3/9/17. A DIVE VESSEL WAS DISPATCHED ON 3/9/2017 AND WAS ABLE TO ASSESS THE LEAK ON 3/10/2017. THE PIPELINE REMAINED SHUT IN UNTIL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. SUPPLEMENT/FINAL SUBMITTED ON 09/08/17 CREATED TO CORRECT PART A, QUESTION 5; LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, QUESTION 15B; FACILITY RESTART; PART D, QUESTION 7B COSTS; PART E, QUESTION 1; CORRECTING THE PRESSURE WAS 753 PSIG NOT 780 PSIG, QUESTION 6D; ANSWER SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO.
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.