TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.36000, -92.59194 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
A REPORT OF BUBBLES AND RAINBOW SHEEN NEAR VERMILION BLOCK 241 WAS REPORTED TO TGP ON 8/22/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:20PM. A HELICOPTER AND BOAT WERE IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO DETERMINE IF THE LOCATION OF THE REPORTED LEAK WAS NEAR TGP PIPELINES IN THE AREA. CONFIRMATION WAS MADE AT 5:45PM (8/22) BY TGP PERSONNEL. THERE WAS NO SHEEN OBSERVED DURING THE INITIAL CONFIRMATION FLIGHT, AND BUBBLES WERE 20' TO 20' DIAMETER. THE PRODUCER, LOCATED IN VERMILION BLOCK 261 WAS SHUT IN. ON 8/23/2013, A CONTRACT VESSEL WAS MOBILIZED FOR LEAK REPAIR. TGP PERSONNEL WORKED WITH DIVE BOAT PERSONNEL TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE LEAK IS ON A 12"" LINE OR AN ADJACENT 20"" LINE, IN ORDER TO INITIATE REPAIRS. THE DEPTH OF THIS PIPE IS APPROXIMATELY 130'. THE LEAKING PIPELINE WAS IDENTIFIED AS TGP'S 20"" NATURAL GAS LINE (509A-1100) IN VERMILION BLK 241. THE LINE WAS REPAIRED WITH A 20"" CLAMP AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON 8/28/2013.
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.