ENBRIDGE OFFSHORE (GAS TRANSMISSION) LLC

gas_transmission Incident — — September 5, 2012

Incident Information

Incident DateSeptember 5, 2012
OperatorENBRIDGE OFFSHORE (GAS TRANSMISSION) LLC
CommodityNATURAL GAS
Pipeline Typegas_transmission

Location

State
Coordinates29.21510, -93.12000

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$164,574
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

A GAS LEAK WITH NO SHEEN WAS DISCOVERD BY THIRD PARTY FLYING OVER THE AREA ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2012 AND REPORTED TO ENBRIDGE. ENBRIDGE SENT A HELICOPTER TO THE AREA TO INVESTIGATE AND GET LAT/LONG COORDINATES. THE LAT/LONG COORDINATES WERE SENT TO DRAFTING TO PLOT THE LOCATION AND OUR LINE LOCATION. ENBRIDGE HAS A LINE IN THE AREA, SO A DIVE BOAT WAS HIRED TO INVESTIGATE. THE DIVERS ARRIVED ON LOCATION AND DISCOVERED A PIN HOLE LEAK AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSTION ON LINE SEGMENT 2814. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED LATE DUE TO THE CHANGE IN THE REPORTING SYSTEM. I CONTACTED TOM BRAVO BY PHONE AND E-MAIL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I WAS APPROVED TO USE THE NEW SYSTEM. L. B. STEVENS

About This Pipeline Incident

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