TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident — — September 25, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 25, 2017 |
| Operator | TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.47100, -90.89028 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $17,236 |
| Emergency Response | $117,476 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
9/25/2017 A THIRD PARTY HELICOPTER SPOTTED THE BUBBLES AND REPORTED THEM TO WGP PIPELINE CONTROL. PIPELINE CONTROL NOTIFIED WGP OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS FLEW OUT TO VERIFY COORDINATES. THE BUBBLES WERE IN THE VICINITY OF A WGP 16' PIPELINE. THE WILLIAMS SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL LEAK. THE 16' SECTION OF PIPELINE WAS ISOLATED AND PRODUCTION WAS SHUT IN. 9/26/2017 THE PRESSURE WAS REDUCED IN THAT SECTION OF 16'. DIVE BOAT WAS DISPATCHED AND DIVERS CONFIRMED THE LEAK WAS THE WGP 16' PIPELINE. THE SOC WAS NOTIFIED OF A CONFIRMED LEAK AND THEY NOTIFIED THE NRC. 9/27/2017 WGP OPERATIONS ACQUIRED A 16' PLIDCO CLAMP THAT WAS INSTALLED THE NEXT DAY. 9/29/2017 PIPELINE WAS PRESSURIZED TO CHECK FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE SECTION OF WGP16' PIPELINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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.