SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.75051, -95.63403 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 12:36 ON 11/28/2015 SSC MEASUREMENT PERSONNEL RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN EMPLOYEE WITH OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS NOTIFYING OF A LOW PRESSURE AT THE DELAWARE TB. WHILE IN ROUTE SSC MEASUREMENT NOTIFIED GAS CONTROL OF THE LOW PRESSURE NOTIFICATION. SSC GAS CONTROL REVIEWED SCADA AND COULD NOT SEE THE TB MEASUREMENT BECAUSE OF A COMMUNICATION OUTAGE DUE TO ICE ON THE EQUIPMENT. AT 14:05 ON 11/28/15 SSC GAS CONTROL RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN EMPLOYEE WITH UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD NOTIFYING OF A LEAKING PIPELINE IN CALIFORNIA CREEK NEAR THEIR RAILROAD. AT 14:08 SSC GAS CONTROL NOTIFIED SSC MEASUREMENT WHO WAS CURRENTLY IN ROUTE. SSC OPERATIONS ARRIVED ONSITE AT APPROXIMATELY 14:14. IT WAS DETERMINED THE UPSTREAM REGULATION VALVE WOULD BE CLOSED TO ELIMINATE THE BLOWING GAS. THE LINE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT 15:15 CAUSING THE GAS LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 100 CUSTOMERS IN THE TOWN OF DELAWARE. CNG TANK TRUCKS WERE BROUGHT IN AND THE TOWN WAS RETURNED TO PRESSURE AND ALL CUSTOMERS WERE RELIT BY 8:21 ON 11/29/2015.
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.