ENABLE GAS GATHERING, LLC

Incident Narrative

ON 5/3/2023 AT 09:40, THE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM A LANDOWNER STATING OIL WAS OBSERVED ON THE SURFACE NEAR THE VLC-3 PIPELINE. THE PIPELINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND LOCAL PIPELINE OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE AREA. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30, THE LEAK WAS LOCATED AND APPROXIMATELY 14:00, THE LEAK WAS CONFIRMED TO BE COMING FROM THE VLC-3 CRUDE PIPELINE. APPROXIMATELY 205 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. THE PRODUCT TRAVELLED TO AN UNKNOWN TRIBUTARY AND CONTINUED INTO A SMALL POND. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL WERE SENT TO THE SITE TO BEGIN OIL RESPONSE RECOVERY EFFORTS, ALONG WITH VACUUM TRUCKS AND OSROS. AT 15:15, A PLIDCO MECHANICAL CLAMP WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER RELEASE. THE PIPELINE WAS MONITORED OVERNIGHT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL RELEASE. ON 5/10/23, AN ILI TOOL RUN WAS PERFORMED. PERMANENT REPAIRS WILL BE DETERMINED PENDING TOOL RUN RESULTS. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION AND CAUSAL DETERMINATION IS COMPLETE. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL: THE PERMANENT REPAIR OF THE PIPELINE WAS COMPLETED ON 8/29/23; REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OF PIPE INCLUDING THE FAILED SECTION AND PLIDCO MECHANICAL CLAMP. THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. CLEANING PIGS ARE NOW BEING USED TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE.