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GTG incident on 2014-11-01 — TX
Operator
Energy Transfer Company
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GTG
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$750
Incident datetime
2014-11-01 06:03
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On november 1, 2014, at approximately 5:14 am, energy transfer company experienced an equipment failure at the cleburne compressor station on the header #2 in johnson county near cleburne, texas. The compressor station is part of an intrastate natural gas pipeline located in a rural area (class 1) under the jurisdiction of the texas railroad commission. The incident was reported to the texas railroad commission and also to the nrc under id# 1099919. There were no fatalities, injuries, evacuations, road closures, explosions, fire, media interest, spills or any response by an emergency official. The nearest structure intended for human occupancy is 150 yards north and the nearest public road is west hwy 67 located 0.5 miles north of the incident site. At 5:14 am etc gas control received notification from an area land owner that the land owner could hear a "roaring" noise at the cleburne compressor station. The on-call etc technician was notified immediately that the discharge pressure had fallen suddenly at the station. Upon arrival, the etc technician found a control valve had failed fully open and was releasing gas from station header #2. Etc technician closed the valve manually at 6:03 am. Etc technician found the solenoid for the control valve had failed. The solenoid was replaced and in service at 11:30 am. The failed control valve released 12,231 mcf of natural gas. The calculations were confirmed at 10:01 am and the event was determined to be a reportable incident.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-11-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140125
Supplemental Number
16550
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
32099
Name
Energy Transfer Company
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2014-11-01 10:01:00
Location Latitude
32.17802
Location Longitude
-97.33448
Nrc Rpt Num
1099919
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-11-01 10:53:00
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
12231
Intentional Release
0
Accompanying Liquid
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Header #2 Was Bypassed
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-11-01 06:03:00
On Site Datetime
2014-11-01 06:03:00
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
76031
Onshore City Name
Cleburne
Onshore County Name
Johnson
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
0+00
Pipe Fac Name
Cleburne Complressor Station
Segment Name
Header #2
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
Regulator/control Valve
Installation Year
2006
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Solenoid Failed And Control Valve Failed Open
Class Location Type
Class 1 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
201
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Hca Fatalities Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
48312
Est Cost Intentional Release
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
750
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
49062
Accident Psig
921
Mop Psig
1180
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
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Control Valve Ind
Yes
Other Control Relief Ind
Yes
Other Control Relief Details
Failure Of Solenoid Caused Control Valve To Fail Open
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Solenoid Failure
Preparer Name
D**** N******
Preparer Title
Director Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
D************@e*************.com
Preparer Telephone
713-989-7232
Preparer Fax
713-989-1188
Authorizer Name
D**** N******
Authorizer Title
Director Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
713-989-7232
Authorizer Email
D************@e*************.com
Narrative
On november 1, 2014, at approximately 5:14 am, energy transfer company experienced an equipment failure at the cleburne compressor station on the header #2 in johnson county near cleburne, texas. The compressor station is part of an intrastate natural gas pipeline located in a rural area (class 1) under the jurisdiction of the texas railroad commission. The incident was reported to the texas railroad commission and also to the nrc under id# 1099919. There were no fatalities, injuries, evacuations, road closures, explosions, fire, media interest, spills or any response by an emergency official. The nearest structure intended for human occupancy is 150 yards north and the nearest public road is west hwy 67 located 0.5 miles north of the incident site. At 5:14 am etc gas control received notification from an area land owner that the land owner could hear a "roaring" noise at the cleburne compressor station. The on-call etc technician was notified immediately that the discharge pressure had fallen suddenly at the station. Upon arrival, the etc technician found a control valve had failed fully open and was releasing gas from station header #2. Etc technician closed the valve manually at 6:03 am. Etc technician found the solenoid for the control valve had failed. The solenoid was replaced and in service at 11:30 am. The failed control valve released 12,231 mcf of natural gas. The calculations were confirmed at 10:01 am and the event was determined to be a reportable incident.
| Report Received Date | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140125 |
| Supplemental Number | 16550 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 32099 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Energy Transfer Company |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-11-01 10:01:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.17802 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.33448 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1099919 NRC Report How to search |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-11-01 10:53:00 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 12231 |
| Intentional Release | 0 |
| Accompanying Liquid | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Header #2 Was Bypassed |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-11-01 06:03:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-11-01 06:03:00 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 76031 |
| Onshore City Name | Cleburne |
| Onshore County Name | Johnson |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 0+00 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Cleburne Complressor Station |
| Segment Name | Header #2 |
| 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 | Regulator/control Valve |
| Installation Year | 2006 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Solenoid Failed And Control Valve Failed Open |
| Class Location Type | Class 1 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 201 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Hca Fatalities Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 48312 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 750 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 49062 |
| Accident Psig | 921 |
| Mop Psig | 1180 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | Yes |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Control Valve Ind | Yes |
| Other Control Relief Ind | Yes |
| Other Control Relief Details | Failure Of Solenoid Caused Control Valve To Fail Open |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Solenoid Failure |
| Preparer Name | D**** N****** |
| Preparer Title | Director Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D************@e*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-989-7232 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-989-1188 |
| Authorizer Name | D**** N****** |
| Authorizer Title | Director Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-989-7232 |
| Authorizer Email | D************@e*************.com |
| Narrative | On november 1, 2014, at approximately 5:14 am, energy transfer company experienced an equipment failure at the cleburne compressor station on the header #2 in johnson county near cleburne, texas. The compressor station is part of an intrastate natural gas pipeline located in a rural area (class 1) under the jurisdiction of the texas railroad commission. The incident was reported to the texas railroad commission and also to the nrc under id# 1099919. There were no fatalities, injuries, evacuations, road closures, explosions, fire, media interest, spills or any response by an emergency official. The nearest structure intended for human occupancy is 150 yards north and the nearest public road is west hwy 67 located 0.5 miles north of the incident site. At 5:14 am etc gas control received notification from an area land owner that the land owner could hear a "roaring" noise at the cleburne compressor station. The on-call etc technician was notified immediately that the discharge pressure had fallen suddenly at the station. Upon arrival, the etc technician found a control valve had failed fully open and was releasing gas from station header #2. Etc technician closed the valve manually at 6:03 am. Etc technician found the solenoid for the control valve had failed. The solenoid was replaced and in service at 11:30 am. The failed control valve released 12,231 mcf of natural gas. The calculations were confirmed at 10:01 am and the event was determined to be a reportable incident. |
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