Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GTG incident on 2012-09-28 — TX
Operator
Acadian Gas Pipeline System
Cause
Other Incident Cause
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GTG
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$61,000
Incident datetime
2012-09-28 06:50
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Pipeline control received a call from a centerpoint employee of a possible fire at 6:12 am 9/28/2012. Our employee arrived onsite at 6:50 am, and confirmed that the compressors station was on fire. Unit #302 had already been shutdown at 6:12 am, the result of a small unrelated fire. Compressor oil leaked into station blow down piping, as a result of the esd, the station blow down valves opened, which subsequently sent gas to the blow down stack. Oil that was inside the line pushed out the top of stack, causing a mixture of oil and gas to spread under compressor roof line back to unit #302 where at that time it ignited creating a flash fire from under roof back to blow down stack and about 75ft in diameter, 360 degrees around stack. The cost of repair to the compressor exceeded 50,000 dollars. As a result of this investigation, it has been suggested the blowdown stack be relocated. An afe is currently being built for this project with an estimated completion of 1st quarter 2013. A final investigation report will be filed at that time.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-10-26 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120107
Supplemental Number
16085
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Acadian Gas Pipeline System
Operator Street Address
1100 Louisiana St.
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-09-28 06:50:00
Location Latitude
32.20427983
Location Longitude
-93.48970018
Nrc Rpt Num
102586
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-09-28 07:50:00
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
0
Intentional Release
0.27
Accompanying Liquid
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-09-28 06:50:00
Restart Datetime
2012-10-04 09:33:00
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-09-28 06:50:00
On Site Datetime
2012-09-28 06:50:00
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
71051
Onshore City Name
Shreveport
Onshore County Name
Red River
Pipe Fac Name
Red River Compressor Station
Federal
No
Location Type
Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
System Part Involved
Onshore Compressor Station Equipment And Piping
Item Involved
Compressor
Installation Year
2010
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Fire
Class Location Type
Class 1 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
419
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Hca Fatalities Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
0
Est Cost Intentional Release
635
Est Cost Prop Damage
61000
Est Cost Emergency
2500
Est Cost Other
27000
Est Cost Other Details
Environmental Remediation
Prpty
91135
Accident Psig
1033
Mop Psig
1440
Mop Cfr Section
Not On Omb-Approved Form When Submitted
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
Transmission System
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
It was a fire, which would not have been caught by scada.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Incident Cause
Cause Details
Miscellaneous
Other Type
Miscellaneous
Misc Details
Small Fire Caused Esd Of Unit #302. Compressor Oil Had Leaked Into Station Blow Down Piping, And When The Staion Blew Down, The Oil And Gas Mixture Ignited.
Preparer Name
N***** L* G*** J**
Preparer Title
Senior Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
N****@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
985-804-1376
Authorizer Name
N***** L* G*** J**
Authorizer Title
Senior Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Telephone
985-804-1376
Authorizer Email
N****@e****.com
Narrative
Pipeline control received a call from a centerpoint employee of a possible fire at 6:12 am 9/28/2012. Our employee arrived onsite at 6:50 am, and confirmed that the compressors station was on fire. Unit #302 had already been shutdown at 6:12 am, the result of a small unrelated fire. Compressor oil leaked into station blow down piping, as a result of the esd, the station blow down valves opened, which subsequently sent gas to the blow down stack. Oil that was inside the line pushed out the top of stack, causing a mixture of oil and gas to spread under compressor roof line back to unit #302 where at that time it ignited creating a flash fire from under roof back to blow down stack and about 75ft in diameter, 360 degrees around stack. The cost of repair to the compressor exceeded 50,000 dollars. As a result of this investigation, it has been suggested the blowdown stack be relocated. An afe is currently being built for this project with an estimated completion of 1st quarter 2013. A final investigation report will be filed at that time.
| Report Received Date | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120107 |
| Supplemental Number | 16085 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 3 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Acadian Gas Pipeline System |
| Operator Street Address | 1100 Louisiana St. |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-09-28 06:50:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.20427983 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -93.48970018 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 102586 NRC Report How to search |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-09-28 07:50:00 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 0 |
| Intentional Release | 0.27 |
| Accompanying Liquid | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-09-28 06:50:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-10-04 09:33:00 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-09-28 06:50:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-09-28 06:50:00 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 71051 |
| Onshore City Name | Shreveport |
| Onshore County Name | Red River |
| Pipe Fac Name | Red River Compressor Station |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Compressor Station Equipment And Piping |
| Item Involved | Compressor |
| Installation Year | 2010 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Fire |
| Class Location Type | Class 1 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 419 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Hca Fatalities Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 635 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 61000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2500 |
| Est Cost Other | 27000 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Environmental Remediation |
| Prpty | 91135 |
| Accident Psig | 1033 |
| Mop Psig | 1440 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Not On Omb-Approved Form When Submitted View CFR 49 §192 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | Transmission System |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | It was a fire, which would not have been caught by scada. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Incident Cause |
| Cause Details | Miscellaneous |
| Other Type | Miscellaneous |
| Misc Details | Small Fire Caused Esd Of Unit #302. Compressor Oil Had Leaked Into Station Blow Down Piping, And When The Staion Blew Down, The Oil And Gas Mixture Ignited. |
| Preparer Name | N***** L* G*** J** |
| Preparer Title | Senior Pipeline Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | N****@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 985-804-1376 |
| Authorizer Name | N***** L* G*** J** |
| Authorizer Title | Senior Pipeline Compliance Specialist |
| Authorizer Telephone | 985-804-1376 |
| Authorizer Email | N****@e****.com |
| Narrative | Pipeline control received a call from a centerpoint employee of a possible fire at 6:12 am 9/28/2012. Our employee arrived onsite at 6:50 am, and confirmed that the compressors station was on fire. Unit #302 had already been shutdown at 6:12 am, the result of a small unrelated fire. Compressor oil leaked into station blow down piping, as a result of the esd, the station blow down valves opened, which subsequently sent gas to the blow down stack. Oil that was inside the line pushed out the top of stack, causing a mixture of oil and gas to spread under compressor roof line back to unit #302 where at that time it ignited creating a flash fire from under roof back to blow down stack and about 75ft in diameter, 360 degrees around stack. The cost of repair to the compressor exceeded 50,000 dollars. As a result of this investigation, it has been suggested the blowdown stack be relocated. An afe is currently being built for this project with an estimated completion of 1st quarter 2013. A final investigation report will be filed at that time. |
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