ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident — — September 23, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 23, 2016 |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.38715, -99.89706 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 6:30AM, JUNCTION COMPRESSOR STATION SHUTDOWN. AT 10:00AM I/E AND FIELD OPERATOR WENT TO TROUBLESHOOT WHY THE STATION SHUTDOWN. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, THE I/E FOUND A BAD POWER SUPPLY. WHEN I/E DISCONNECTED THE POWER SUPPLY, THE STATION BEGAN ITS VALVE SEQUENCE TO SHUT DOWN. (STATION WAS NOT RUNNING WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, BUT WAS PRESSURED UP.) BLOW DOWNS OPENED ON THE COMPRESSOR STATIONS, DISCHARGE VALVE CLOSED, BUT THE SUCTION VALVE WOULD NOT FULLY CLOSE. THE FIELD OPERATOR CLOSED THE SUCTION VALVES ON BOTH COMPRESSORS MANUALLY AND ALLOWED COMPRESSOR STATION TO BLOW DOWN COMPLETELY. POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED AT 11:30AM. ALL SYSTEMS WERE RETESTED FOR RELIABILITY AND STATION WAS PUT BACK ONLINE AT 12:13PM. THIS OCCURRED ON AN INTRASTATE GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE TX RRC. (SYSTEM ID 230998)"
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.