ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.31443, -95.01620

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

ONEOK PIPELINE CONTROLS CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AT 19:48, WHICH HAD RESPONDED TO A 911 CALL FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING VAPORS COMING FROM A PIPELINE VALVE. PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER SHUTDOWN PIPELINE AND CONTACTED ONEOK PIPELINE SUPERVISOR AND LOCAL FIELD REPRESENTATIVE. LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVED ONSITE AT 20:54 AND IDENTIFIED VAPORS COMING FROM THE VALVE STEM PACKING. VALVE STEM WAS PACKED WITH NEW PACKING AND RELEASE STOPPED AT 21:46. ONEOK PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER RESTARTED PIPELINE AND ONEOK REPRESENTATIVE REMAINED ONSITE UNTIL LINE WAS BACK TO FULL OPERATION PRESSURE TO INSURE PACKING HAD STOPPED THE RELEASE.

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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