SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident — — September 28, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 28, 2013 |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.32141, -97.38995 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $325,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 8:03 PM SSCGP GAS CONTROL NOTICE A DROP IN PRESSURE ON LINE V-OKLAHOMA DILLWORTH LINE, AND AT 8:08 PM RECEIVED A CALL FROM A LOCAL RESIDENT NOTIFYING SSCGP OF A POSSIBLE INCIDENT. LOCAL OPERATIONS WERE IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO BE DISPATCHED TO THE SITE TO CONFIRM THE SITUATION AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS. EDMOND STATION COMPRESSOR, FEEDS LINE V, WAS SHUTDOWN AT 8:14 PM AND GAS FLOWS WERE BEING DIVERTED AROUND AFFECTED AREA. AT 8:23 SSCGP GAS CONTROL NOTIFIED LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS OF THE SITUATION OF WHICH THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE. LOCAL OPERATIONS ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 9:20 PM AND AFTER CONFIRMING THAT THE SCENE HAD BEEN MADE SAFE THROUGH EVACUATIONS BEGAN ISOLATING THE FAILED LINE SEGMENT. THE LINE FAILURE WAS COMPLETELY ISOLATED AT 9:51 PM. THERE WAS NO FIRE COMBINED WITH THE BLOWING GAS DURING THIS INCIDENT.
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.