SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident — — May 3, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 3, 2014 |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.74470, -95.46745 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $119,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
GAS CONTROL RECEIVED FIRST ALARM AT 11:38 ON 5/3/2014 SHOWING PRESSURE DROPPED 17 PSI IN 1.5 MINUTES AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOWLY CLIMB. A SECOND ALARM CAME IN AT 12:00 THAT SHOWED PRESSURE WAS RAPIDLY DROPPING. A THIRD ALARM CAM IN AT 12:06 WITH PRESSURES TRENDING AT 30 PSI BELOW NORMAL. GAS CONTROL CONTACTED THE MEASUREMENT TECHNICIAN AT 12:15 AND WAS NOTIFIED OF AN ETA OF 90 MINUTES. ON CALL PERSONEL WERE NOTIFIED AT 12:39 WHO IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CLOSEST OPERATOR. PSAP AND ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF WERE NOTIFIED AT 12:42. OPERATIONS WERE ON SCENE AT 13:12 AND NOTIFIED GAS CONTROL OF THE RELIEF VALVE BLOWING. THE RELIEF WAS SHUT-IN AND MONITORED AT THIS TIME UNTIL MEASUREMENT COULD ARRIVE TO SERVICE THE RELIEF VALVE. THE RELIEF VALVE WAS REPLACED AND BACK IN SERVICE BY 22:46 ON 5/3/2014.
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.