ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - MID-TEX

gas_distribution Incident — RHINELAND, TX

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - MID-TEX
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityRHINELAND
StateTX
CountyKNOX
Coordinates33.49835, -99.68751

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ADDITIONAL NRC REPORT NUMBER 1236052 AT 18:00 ON 1/23/2019, ATMOS ENERGY WAS NOTIFIED BY GAS CONTROL THAT PRESSURE HAD DROPPED ON LINE U NEAR RHINELAND, TEXAS. ATMOS ENERGY CREWS ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 19:00 AND FOUND THAT A FARMER PLOWING HIS FIELD HAD HIT LINE U WITH HIS FARM EQUIPMENT. SINCE THIS LINE FEEDS 5 NEARBY TOWNS, CNG WAS CALLED IN TO HOLD UP PRESSURE. CNG WAS IN PLACE BY 12:30 ON 1/24/2019, AND BLOWDOWN OF THE LINE COMMENCED. A SPLIT SLEEVE WAS WELDED ONTO THE DAMAGE, THE LINE WAS PURGED AND THE SYSTEM WAS BACK UP BY 17:30 ON 1/24/2019.

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.

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