SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident — — December 16, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 16, 2014 |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.86651, -97.93076 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $900 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 10:00 ON 12/16/2014 SSC GAS CONTROL RECEIVED A CALL FROM SSC FIELD OPERATIONS STATING THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE AT THE WAKITA STATION, POSSIBLE ESD. THE FIELD OPERATOR WAS NEAR BY AND GOING TO INVESTIGATE. AT 10:00 SSC GAS CONTROL LOST COMMUNICATIONS WITH WAKITA STATION AND BEGAN CONTACTING THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. AT 10:06 SSC GAS CONTROL BEGAN RECEIVING LOW ALARMS FOR THE BLACKWELL/GUYMON, LINE N. AT 10:08 THE LOCAL PSAP AND THE LOCAL OPERATOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ALARMS/ISSUE. AT 10:43 OPERATIONS WAS ON SITE AND WORKING ON A MAINLINE VALVE THAT WAS STUCK OPEN LEAVING THE ESD VALVE TO CONTINUE BLOWING MAINLINE GAS PRESSURE. AT 10:56 THE MAINLINE VALVE WAS CLOSED AND THE GAS HAD STOPPED BLOWING.
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.