TARGA RESOURCES OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 13, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 13, 2014 |
| Operator | TARGA RESOURCES OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 47.96935, -103.62392 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $50,000 |
| Emergency Response | $25,000 |
| Other Costs | $800,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
JMAC RESOURCES, INC. (JMAC) PROVIDED A NOTIFICATION OF EXCAVATION ON JANUARY 22, 2014 OF PLANNED EXCAVTION TO INSTALL A WATER LINE. TARGA BADLANDS LLC'S (TARGA) REPRESENTATIVE, INTEGRITY PIPELINE SERVICES (IPS), MARKED THE LOCATION OF TARGA'S PIPELINE ON JANUARY 24, 2014. IPS HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH JMAC WHERE JMAC WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROPOSED EXCAVATION WOULD ENCROACH ON TARGA'S RIGHT-OF-WAY. JMAC WAS ALSO SPECIFICALLY INFORMED THROUGH THESE VERBAL DISCUSSION THAT ITS EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO IPS WHEN JMAC PLANNED TO EXCAVATE ON, OR CROSS OVER TARGA'S PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY. EVEN AS LATE AS 8:55 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 13, 2014, WHICH WAS THE LAST CONVERSATION THAT IPS HAD WITH JMAC, ELMER ENYART OF IPS SPOKE WITH RON JAUCK OF JMAC DISCUSSING JMAC'S PROPOSED EXCAVATION. RON JAUCK NEVER INFORMED MR. ENYART THAT JMAC WOULD BE EXCAVATING ON TARGA'S RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT VERY DAY. ON FEBRUARY 13, 2014 DURING EXCAVATION USING A TRENCHING MACHINE OVER TARGA'S RIGHT-OF-WAY, JMAC HIT AND DAMAGED TARGA'S PIPELINE CAUSING THE PIPELINE TO LEAK CRUDE OIL. TARGA TOOK ALL IMMEDIATE AND NECESSARY ACTION AS AS IT BECAME AWARE OF THE INCIDENT TO REMEDIATE THE DAMAGE AND LOSS OF PRODUCT. ALSO, IN PART G3 #12 OF THIS FORM, IT ASKS THE QUESTION ""WAS THE ONE-CALL CENTER NOTIFIED?"" THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS YES. WHEN I CLCIK ""YES"" THE BOX TO ENTER THE ONE-CALL TICKET NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR. WHEN I CLICK ""NO"" THE BOX FOR ME TO ENTER THE ONE CALL TICKET NUMBER DOES APPEAR. THE FORM REQUIRED ME TO CLICK NO AND ENTER THE ONE-CALL TICKET NUMBER.
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.