ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY

Incident Narrative

ON AUGUST 19, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:05 AM ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY (ETC) EXPERIENCED RUPTURE ON THE SIMPSON HEIRS 8"" LATERAL IN THE BRYSON UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITY IN JACK COUNTY, NEAR BRYSON, TEXAS. THE PIPELINE IS AN INTRASTATE NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINE LOCATED IN A RURAL (CLASS 1) AREA, UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION (SYSTEM ID # 960834). THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE TRRC UNDER INCIDENT ID: 844 AND ALSO TO THE NRC UNDER ID: 1057525. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES, INJURIES, EVACUATIONS, ROAD CLOSURES, EXPLOSIONS, FIRE, MEDIA INTEREST, SPILLS OR ANY RESPONSE BY AN EMERGENCY OFFICIAL. THERE WERE NO BUILDINGS INTENDED FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY WITHIN 1/2 MILE. AT 4:31 AM, AN AREA LANDOWNER, CONTACTED AN ETC EMPLOYEE AND ADVISED THAT HE HEARD GAS BLOWING IN THE AREA OF THE BRYSON STORAGE FACILITY. AT 4:37 AM A SECOND AREA LANDOWNER, CONTACTED AN ETC EMPLOYEE AND ADVISED THAT HE HEARD GAS BLOWING IN THE AREA OF CEMENT MOUNTAIN ROAD. AT 4:40 AM, ETC GAS CONTROL WAS CONTACTED, AND ADVISED THERE WAS AN ISSUE AT THE BRYSON COMPRESSOR STATION AND ASKED TO STOP INJECTING, SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN, ISOLATE STATION VALVES & WAIT FOR A CALL BACK. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL RESPONDED ON SCENE AT 5:05 AM AND THE RUPTURE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE ON THE SIMPSON HEIRS 8"" LATERAL AND WAS ISOLATED AND DEPRESSURIZED AT 5:08 AM. THE PIPELINE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING A SECTION OF LINE PIPE AND WAS MADE READY FOR SERVICE ON 8/23/13 AT 3:30 PM. FINAL UPDATE: NOV. 26, 2013 ALL PERMANENT REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AND THE LINE WAS BROUGHT BACK IN SERVICE ON OCT. 23, 2013. THE LINE WAS MADE PIGGABLE BY REPLACING PIPE SIZES TO BE SAME. ALL DAMAGES WERE LIMITED TO GAS LOSS AND PIPE REPAIRS. ESTIMATED COST NOTED ON INITIAL REPORT REMAIN ACCURATE.