KINETICA ENERGY EXPRESS LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — December 26, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 26, 2016 |
| Operator | KINETICA ENERGY EXPRESS LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.57566, -91.96996 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $400,000 |
| Emergency Response | $5,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON 12/26/2016, ENBRIDGE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED A LEAK IN THE SMI 75 AREA AT 2:30 PM. COORDINATES WERE PLOTTED AND DETERMINED TO BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TWO KINETICA PIPELINES AND OTHER 3RD PARTY PIPELINES. ON THE AFTERNOON OF 12/27/2016 (DUE TO FOG IN THE AM), KINETICA DISPATCHED A HELICOPTER TO VERIFY COORDINATES AND SHUT OFF SOURCE OF PRODUCTION. DSV WAS MOBILIZED TO INVESTIGATE LEAK AND DETERMINED IT TO BE A LEAKING 30"" FLANGE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TORQUE THE FLANGE BOLTS TO STOP THE LEAK, BUT THAT ATTEMPT DID NOT WORK. ORDERED NEW BOLTS AND O-RING, AND PLANS ARE TO MOBE DSV TO LOCATION WHEN WORKING PRESSURE ON PIPELINE REACHES BOTTOM PRESSURE (APPROXIMATELY 75#). KINETICA PERSONNEL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH PRODUCER TO REDUCE PRESSURE ON LINE BY VENTING AND USING PRODUCER'S EQUIPMENT ON PLATFORM. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ALL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED.
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.