KINETICA ENERGY EXPRESS LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — June 15, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 15, 2015 |
| Operator | KINETICA ENERGY EXPRESS LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.65991, -92.71080 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $125,000 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"A FISH AND WILDLIFE RANGER AT THE ROCKEFELLER WILDLIFE REFUGE IDENTIFIED TINY GAS BUBBLES IN A POND LOCATED ON THE REFUGE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MULTIPLE PIPELINES. AFTER BEING CONTACTED WE TRAVELED TO THE LOCATION TO VERIFY COORDINATES AND ON SCENE CONDITIONS. A SHUT IN OF PRODUCTION AT EAST CAMERON 33 CF WAS REQUESTED SO THAT PIPELINE CONDITIONS COULD BE MONITORED TO VERIFY SOURCE OF LEAK AT THE 507A-1000. AFTER PRODUCTION WAS SHUT IN AND THE LINE TOTALLY ISOLATED, WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE IT WAS THE KINETICA LINE. MOBILE COMPRESSION WAS BROUGHT TO THE LOCATION FOR THE PUMP DOWN OF THE PIPELINE. A REPAIR CLAMP WAS INSTALLED AND THE PIPELINE WAS REPRESSURIZED."
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.