ACADIAN GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM
gas_transmission Incident — — March 8, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 8, 2013 |
| Operator | ACADIAN GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.89631, -91.32270 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $334,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ACADIAN CHICO B PIPELINE LEAK; A FISHERMAN DISCOVERED BUBBLES COMING FROM A PIPELINE ROW IN SOUTH LOUISIANA WHICH ACADIAN SHARES WITH OTHER PIPELINE COMPANIES; THE FISHERMAN USED THE INFORMATION ON THE ROW PIPELINE MARKERS AND NOTIFIED ACADIAN PERSONNEL OF THE SUSPECTED LEAK. ACADIAN PERSONNEL WORKED WITH OTHER PIPELINE ROW PERSONNEL TO DETERMINE WHICH PIPELINE WAS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK; IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ACADIAN WAS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR LEAKING NATURAL GAS. ACADIAN SHUT IN THE PIPELINE SEGMENT AND COMPRESSED OUT THE REMAINING NATURAL GAS. DIVERS WERE CALLED TO THE SITE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND FOUND AN EXISTING REPAIR CLAMP WAS LEAKING OF WHICH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. PIPELINE WAS LEAK TESTED AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND, PIPELINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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.