"ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 12, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 12, 2014 |
| Operator | "ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC" |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.60930, -98.51248 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $20 |
| Emergency Response | $250 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ONEOK PIPELINE CONTROLLER NOTICED PRESSURE LOSS AT CABALLO EAGLE CHIEF INJECTION FACILITY AT 7:15 AM ON 2/12/2014 AND CONTACTED CABALLO PERSONNEL. NO PLANT PERSONNEL WERE ON LOCATION AT THE EAGLE CHIEF INJECTION PLANT AT THE TIME. CABALLO DISPATCHED PERSONNEL TO SITE. ONEOK CONTROLLER CONTACTED ONEOK OPERATIONS AND A ONEOK EMPLOYEE WAS ALSO DISPATCHED TO THE PLANT LOCATION. CABALLO EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 AM AND IDENTIFIED THE 0.5 INCH DIAMETER PIPE-NIPPLE, CONNECTING THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER TO THE DENSITOMITER ON THE ONEOK METERSKID, HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE CABALLO EAGLE CHIEF FACILITY WAS SHUT IN AND THE ONEOK METERSKID ISOLATED. ONEOK EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT THE FACILITY AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 AM. ONEOK EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE FAILED 0.5 INCH PIPE NIPPLE AND REPLACED WITH A NEW PIPE-NIPPLE THAT WAS SCHEDULE 160 PIPE AND APPROXIMATELY 0.5 INCHES LONGER FOR BETTER FITMENT. PIPE-NIPPLE THAT FAILED WAS SCHEDULE 80. AFTER COMPLETING THE INSTALLATIONOF THE NEW PIPE-NIPPLE, THE CABALLO EAGLE CHIEF PLANT WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED INJECTION INTO THE ONEOK PIPELINE."
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.