KINETICA ENERGY EXPRESS LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — February 3, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 3, 2016 |
| Operator | KINETICA ENERGY EXPRESS LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.57750, -91.25583 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $75,000 |
| Emergency Response | $5,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 2/3/16, HELICOPTER OVERFLIGHT BY OPERATOR PERSONNEL RESULTED IN A LEAK BEING IDENTIFIED ON THE KINETICA 523M-1100 PIPELINE IN SHIP SHOAL BLOCK 198. COORDINATES WERE REPORTED AND PLOTTED. LEAK PLOTTED APPROXIMATELY 500' SSW OF KINETICA PIPELINE. LINE WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED BY OPERATOR PERSONNEL AT THE PRODUCER PLATFORM. DUE TO ROUGH SEAS, OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO DISPATCH DIVE VESSEL TO CLOSE SSTI VALVE. CHECK VALVE AT SSTI. ON 2/5/15, DIVE VESSEL ARRIVED AT LOCATION TO CLOSE SSTI VALVE. ON 2/6/16, DIVE VESSEL LOCATED AND CLOSED VALVE AT SSTI TO TOTALLY ISOLATE PIPELINE. DIVE VESSEL EXCAVATED LEAK LOCATION AND IDENTIFIED A PINHOLE LEAK AT THE 6:00 POSITION. DUE TO NO FLOW ON PIPELINE AND NO FUTURE PLANS FOR FLOW ON SAID LINE, IN LIEU OF MAKING REPAIRS, KINETICA MADE THE DCISION TO START THE PROCESS TO ABANDON THE PIPELINE.
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.