SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident — — December 26, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 26, 2013 |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.36021, -97.39001 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $15,772 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
SSCGP RECEIVED A CALL AT 5:50 PM ON 12/26/2013 FROM LOCAL RESIDENT ABOUT GAS BLOWING FROM A PIPE NEAR PERRY, OK IN NOBLE COUNTY. GAS CONTROL CONTACTED OPERATIONS AND NARROWED THE ADDRESS TO THE PERRY STATION. OPERATIONS ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 6:42 PM ON 12/26/2013, CONFIRMING THE LEAK BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER IT WAS A SSCGP LINE OR MUSTANG GAS FACILITY; CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MUSTANG AND SSCGP WAITED FOR THEIR OPERATIONS FOR HELP WITH CONFIRMATION. AT 8:45 PM ON 12/26/2013 CUSTOMERS WERE NOTIFIED AND SSCGP BEGAN TO LOWER GAS FLOW FOR A SHUT IN. AT 9:00 PM THE LEAK WAS VERIFIED TO BE A SSCGP FACILITY AND AT 9:17 PM ON 12/26/13 THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED. THE SEGMENT WAS COMPLETELY SHUT IN AT 10:00 PM ON 12/26/2013. ALL WORK TO INSTALL A HOUSING OVER THE LEAKING COUPLING WAS COMPLETED AND LINE RETURNED TO NORMAL SERVICE AT 8:14 PM ON 12/27/2013.
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.