OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS COMPANY, A DIVISION OF ONE GAS, INC.
gas_distribution Incident — PONCA CITY, OK
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS COMPANY, A DIVISION OF ONE GAS, INC. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | PONCA CITY |
| State | OK |
| County | KAY |
| Coordinates | 36.73310, -97.04424 |
Cause
| Cause | PIPE, WELD, OR JOINT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 1 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS NOT A CONSTRUCTION DEFECT AS ORIGINALLY THEORIZED. THE POST-INCIDENT LABORATORY EXAMINATION OF THE PIPE AND WELD TOOK PLACE MAY 14-15, 2019. THE PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE EXPERT INDICATED THAT THE BOND AT THE PIPE JOINT DID NOT HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF DE-BONDING AND HAD COMPARABLE TENSILE STRENGTH TO EXEMPLAR FUSION BOND JOINTS. THE LEAK THAT OCCURRED AT THE PIPE JOINT APPEARS TO BE FROM A STRESS-INDUCED CRACK NEAR THE PIPE JOINT.
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.