"ONEOK GAS TRANSPORTATION, LLC"
gas_distribution Incident — Not Within a Municipality, OK — August 22, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 22, 2017 |
| Operator | "ONEOK GAS TRANSPORTATION, LLC" |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | Not Within a Municipality |
| State | OK |
| County | MUSKOGEE |
| Coordinates | 35.61239, -95.58090 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | LIGHTNING |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT SOME TIME DURING THE EVENING OF 8-22-2017, LIGHTNING APPARENTLY STRUCK A FARM TAP RISER ON OGT LINE R-900. AT 21:15 ON 8-22-17, OGT PERSONNEL RECEIVED A CALL FROM A THIRD PARTY LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY THAT THERE WAS A METER IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD BLOWING GAS AND IT WAS ON FIRE. AT 21:49, OGT PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON LOCATION AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS AN OGT 1-INCH FARM TAP RISER. AT 23:54, OGT PERSONNEL CONTACTED NRC AFTER IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED THAT A SECTION OF LINE R-900 WOULD HAVE TO BE BLOWN DOWN TO COMPLETE A REPAIR. AT 23:56, OGT PERSONNEL BEGAN TO ISOLATE THE LINE SECTION. AT 01:01 ON 8-23-2017, THE LINE WAS ISOLATED. AT 03:06, OGT PERSONNEL BEGAN BLOWING THE LINE DOWN. AT 07:00, OGT PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND ISOLATED THE 1-INCH FARM TAP RISER. 2017-11-20 SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL SUBMITTED TO CORRECT PART A, 7 LOCAL TIME; PART C, 5 LEAK TYPE; PART D, 2C ADDED EMERGENCY RESPONSE COSTS."
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.