"GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"

gas_transmission Incident — — April 5, 2018

Incident Information

Incident DateApril 5, 2018
Operator"GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
CommodityNATURAL GAS
Pipeline Typegas_transmission

Location

State
Coordinates29.57632, -95.86846

Cause

CauseOTHER INCIDENT CAUSE
SubcauseMISCELLANEOUS

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$563,250
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING A NEW FACILITY, GULF SOUTH PIPELINE EMPLOYEES WERE CONDUCTING AN ESD TEST TO DETERMINE STATION BLOW DOWN TIME. DURING THE BLOW DOWN, THE STACK SUPPORTS FAILED CAUSING THE BLOW DOWN STACKS TO FAIL. THRUST FORCES ON THE BLOW DOWN STACKS DURING A BLOW-DOWN EVENT WERE NOT ADEQUATELY CONSIDERED DURING DESIGN OF THE BLOW DOWN STACKS."

About This Pipeline Incident

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