"ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 19, 2023
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 19, 2023 |
| Operator | "ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC" |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.26162, -101.27817 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | OTHER INCORRECT OPERATION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $6,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ONEOK REPLACED A SECTION OF PIPE DUE TO AN IDENTIFIED PIPELINE ANOMALY ON THE #1-10-INCH NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (NGL) PIPELINE. THE PIPELINE HAD BEEN ISOLATED, EVACUATED OF PRODUCT, PURGED WITH NITROGEN AND NEW SEGMENT OF PIPE INSTALLED AND NEW SEGMENT OF PIPE INSTALLED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) OF THE TIE-IN WELDS IDENTIFIED A REQUIRED REPAIR. THE ONEOK HOT WORK STANDARD WAS NOT ADEQUATELY FOLLOWED AS THE CHANGE IN SCOPE TO REPAIR THE WELD WAS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR, AND DURING THE WELD REPAIR A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND WORK WAS STOPPED. ONE CONTRACT WORKER FAILED A DRUG AND ALCOHOL TEST AFTER THE EVENT, BUT THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTABLE EVENT AND WAS DETERMINED TO NOT BE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE EVENT."
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.