ENABLE GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — September 17, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 17, 2015 |
| Operator | ENABLE GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.15774, -92.72878 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | PREVIOUS DAMAGE DUE TO EXCAVATION ACTIVITY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $350,000 |
| Emergency Response | $1,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON 9/16/15 AT 17:33 AN ENABLE EMPLOYEE WITH THE EL DORADO DISTRICT REPORTS A POSSIBLE LEAK WAS FOUND DURING A LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LEAK SURVEY OF THEIR PIPELINE. THE ENABLE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE POSSIBLE LEAK TO SYSTEM CONTROL. ENABLE'S KT-1, THE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY AND 2 FOREIGN PIPELINES ARE NEAR THE POSSIBLE LEAK. THE ENABLE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT CONFIRM WHICH OF THE 4 PIPELINES IN THE AREA IS LEAKING. LEAK INDICATIONS WERE SMALL. ON 9/17/15 11:15 ENABLE EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED KT-1 IS LEAKING TO SYSTEM CONTROL. AT 15:22 LOCAL EMPLOYEES CALCULATED AND PROVIDED SYSTEM CONTROL A COST ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS OF $300,000. ON 9/17/15 16:10 SYSTEM CONTROL NOTIFIED THE NRC (REPORT # 1128754) AFTER DECIDING AND DETERMINING THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CROSSING. ON 9/19/2015 PERFORMED A LINE STOP TO ELIMINATE THE LEAKING VALVE AND PIPE CROSSING. THE CROSSING PIPE WAS LEFT IN PLACE AND A NEW SECTION OF PIPE WAS INSTALLED ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING PIPELINE CROSSING.
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.