LEGACY RESOURCES CO LP
gas_transmission Incident — — December 9, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 9, 2014 |
| Operator | LEGACY RESOURCES CO LP |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.28689, 88.06815 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER INCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | MISCELLANEOUS |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $400,000 |
| Emergency Response | $200,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AN UNKNOWN VESSEL RAN OVER THE STRUCTURAL PLATFORM AND WELL. THE ACTUATOR AND STEM ON THE UPPERMASTER TREE VALVE WAS SHEARED OFF AND COULD NOT CLOSE. GAS WAS BUBBLING OUT OF THE UPPERMASTER. DIVERS WERE DISPATCHED AND FOUND THAT THE STEM OF THE MANUAL LOWER MASTER VALVE WAS ALSO BENT BY THE UNKNOWN VESSEL. DIVERS WERE ABLE TO RELIEVE CONTROL PRESSURE TO THE SCSSV AND IT CLOSED, STOPPING THE LEAK. DIVERS REMOVED ALL VALVES ABOVE LOWER MASTER VALVEAND INSTALLED A NEW VALVE AND CLOSED IT. THE WELL HAS BEEN PLUGGED AND ABANDONED, THE STUCTURE IS BEING CLEARED AND FLOWLINES ABANDONED. NO SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED."
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.