TARGA DOWNSTREAM LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 8, 2023
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 8, 2023 |
| Operator | TARGA DOWNSTREAM LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.27948, -97.75348 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $750,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 6/8/2023 TARGA PERSONNEL WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMEDIATING AN IMMEDIATE DIG ANOMALY IDENTIFIED AS A RESULT OF THE LATEST ILI TOOL RUN. AFTER EXCAVATION, TARGA PERSONNEL WERE PREPARING THE PIPE FOR INSTALLATION OF A TYPE B SLEEVE TO REPAIR THE ANOMALY. WHILE APPLYING EPOXY TO FILL THE ANOMALY VOID PRIOR TO SLEEVE INSTALLATION, A PINHOLE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. TARGA PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY EVACUATED THE LOCATION AND CONTACTED TARGA PIPELINE CONTROL WHO THEN ISOLATED THE AFFECTED SEGMENT VIA UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM REMOTE ACTUATED VALVES. TARGA PERSONNEL USED NITROGEN AND A PIG TO PURGE THE PIPELINE FREE OF HYDROCARBONS SO PERMANENT REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE SECTION OF PIPE WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED WITH NEW PIPE AND PIPELINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE 6/12/2023. THE ACCIDENT WAS DEEMED REPORTABLE DUE TO COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDING $50,000 THRESHOLD."
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.