SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident — — October 29, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 29, 2013 |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.14730, -97.45401 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | DESIGN-, CONSTRUCTION-, INSTALLATION-, OR FABRICATION-RELATED |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $384,285 |
| Emergency Response | $7,200 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
AT 12:15 PM ON 10/29/2013 AN SSCGP OPERATOR WAS DOING FIELD CHECKS OF THE HESSTON COMPRESSOR STATION. AN ICE BALL AND AUDIO SOUNDS WERE FOUND INDICATING A LEAK AND GAS CONTROL WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED. ONCE NOTIFIED, PIPELINE SAFETY ISSUED A 20% REDUCTION IN PRESSURE, GAS CONTROL BEGAN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THE LINE DOWN TO THE 20% REDUCTION LEVEL. WHILE PRESSURE WAS DROPPING OPERATIONS BEGAN DIGGING THE LEAKING AREA AND DECIDED THE LINE NEEDED TO BE BLOWN DOWN. THE LINE SEGMENT WAS BLOWN DOWN AT 20:00 10/29/2013. BEGINNING ON 10/30/2013 THE SEGMENT WAS COMPLETELY UNCOVERED AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION OF CUTTING AND CAPPING THE LEAKING SECTION WAS MADE. THE LINE WAS BROUGHT BACK UP TO NORMAL OPERATING PRESSURE AT 20:39 ON 11/1/2013.
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.