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GTG incident on 2015-10-07 — TX
Operator
Columbia Gas Transmission, Llc
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GTG
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$7,000
Incident datetime
2015-10-07 20:10
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On october 7th, 2015, the monitoring center called to dispatch a columbia gas transmission, llc (columbia) pipeline mechanic to investigate a reported natural gas (material) leak on a columbia pipeline. The pipeline identified as line d-533, is a transmission line, 3-in in diameter located in wood county, ohio, near the village of rising sun. After further investigation, the reported release was found to be from a damaged 2-in pipeline apparently by a third party (landowner) while farming his land. This damage to line d-533 caused the loss of 270 customers that are serviced by the local distribution company (ldc) downstream of the failure point. All efforts were made by columbia and the ldc personnel to maintain material flow to the line in a short timeframe. After performing the necessary engineering assessment to the damaged line, a pre-tested pipe was installed and the service to line d-533 was re-established in a short timeframe. Even though the total amount of material vented into atmosphere was less than 3,000 mcf (883.0 mcf) with the total cost of labor plus material reaching a total value less than $50,000, columbia elected to report this event as an incident due to the large number of ldc customers that lost their service for a brief amount of time. The line was repaired and service was resumed to the affected ldc customers. Columbia reached out to the farmer (being part of the public awareness program) about the significance of farming on or near an active transmission line and to exercise caution while farming/harvesting crop within the right-of-way identifying the installed line markers. This step will help avoid similar damage from re-occurring in the future to the same pipeline and other pipelines.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-11-05 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150132
Supplemental Number
17336
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2616
Name
Columbia Gas Transmission, Llc
Operator Street Address
700 Louisiana St. Suite 700
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2015-10-07 19:30:00
Location Latitude
41.26839
Location Longitude
-83.45307
Nrc Rpt Num
1130361
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2015-10-07 21:44:00
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
883
Intentional Release
0
Accompanying Liquid
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-10-07 20:32:00
Restart Datetime
2015-10-08 06:52:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-10-07 20:10:00
On Site Datetime
2015-10-07 20:10:00
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
Oh
Onshore Postal Code
43457
Onshore City Name
Rising Sun
Onshore County Name
Wood
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
D533-102
Pipe Fac Name
Line D-533
Segment Name
D533-102
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
8
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
2
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.125
Pipe Smys
24000
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Seam Type
Other
Pipe Seam Details
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
None
Installation Year
1950
Manufactured Year
1950
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Daamge Due To Farm Activities
Class Location Type
Class 1 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
25
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Hca Fatalities Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
2110
Est Cost Intentional Release
500
Est Cost Prop Damage
7000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Other
0
Est Cost Other Details
No Other Associated Costs
Prpty
9610
Accident Psig
119
Mop Psig
140
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(1)
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Internal Inspection Ind
No
Diameter Change Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
Yes
Low Op Pressure Ind
Yes
Pipeline Function
Transmission System
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Other
Accident Details
Local Distribution Company Notificaiton To Company's Monitoring Center
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Outside Force Type
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Vehicle Subtype
Third Party
Preparer Name
G***** H*****
Preparer Title
Engineer
Preparer Email
G************@t**********.com
Preparer Telephone
(304) 357-3728
Authorizer Name
L** R*****
Authorizer Title
Manager
Authorizer Telephone
(832) 320-5315
Authorizer Email
L*********@t**********.com
Narrative
On october 7th, 2015, the monitoring center called to dispatch a columbia gas transmission, llc (columbia) pipeline mechanic to investigate a reported natural gas (material) leak on a columbia pipeline. The pipeline identified as line d-533, is a transmission line, 3-in in diameter located in wood county, ohio, near the village of rising sun. After further investigation, the reported release was found to be from a damaged 2-in pipeline apparently by a third party (landowner) while farming his land. This damage to line d-533 caused the loss of 270 customers that are serviced by the local distribution company (ldc) downstream of the failure point. All efforts were made by columbia and the ldc personnel to maintain material flow to the line in a short timeframe. After performing the necessary engineering assessment to the damaged line, a pre-tested pipe was installed and the service to line d-533 was re-established in a short timeframe. Even though the total amount of material vented into atmosphere was less than 3,000 mcf (883.0 mcf) with the total cost of labor plus material reaching a total value less than $50,000, columbia elected to report this event as an incident due to the large number of ldc customers that lost their service for a brief amount of time. The line was repaired and service was resumed to the affected ldc customers. Columbia reached out to the farmer (being part of the public awareness program) about the significance of farming on or near an active transmission line and to exercise caution while farming/harvesting crop within the right-of-way identifying the installed line markers. This step will help avoid similar damage from re-occurring in the future to the same pipeline and other pipelines.
| Report Received Date | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150132 |
| Supplemental Number | 17336 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2616 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Columbia Gas Transmission, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 700 Louisiana St. Suite 700 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-10-07 19:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 41.26839 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -83.45307 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1130361 NRC Report How to search |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2015-10-07 21:44:00 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 883 |
| Intentional Release | 0 |
| Accompanying Liquid | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-10-07 20:32:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-10-08 06:52:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-10-07 20:10:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-10-07 20:10:00 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Oh |
| Onshore Postal Code | 43457 |
| Onshore City Name | Rising Sun |
| Onshore County Name | Wood |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | D533-102 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Line D-533 |
| Segment Name | D533-102 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 8 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 2 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.125 |
| Pipe Smys | 24000 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Seam Type | Other |
| Pipe Seam Details | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | None |
| Installation Year | 1950 |
| Manufactured Year | 1950 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Daamge Due To Farm Activities |
| Class Location Type | Class 1 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 25 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Hca Fatalities Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 2110 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 500 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 7000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | No Other Associated Costs |
| Prpty | 9610 |
| Accident Psig | 119 |
| Mop Psig | 140 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(1) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Internal Inspection Ind | No |
| Diameter Change Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | Yes |
| Low Op Pressure Ind | Yes |
| Pipeline Function | Transmission System |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Other |
| Accident Details | Local Distribution Company Notificaiton To Company's Monitoring Center |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Outside Force Type | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Vehicle Subtype | Third Party |
| Preparer Name | G***** H***** |
| Preparer Title | Engineer |
| Preparer Email | G************@t**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | (304) 357-3728 |
| Authorizer Name | L** R***** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | (832) 320-5315 |
| Authorizer Email | L*********@t**********.com |
| Narrative | On october 7th, 2015, the monitoring center called to dispatch a columbia gas transmission, llc (columbia) pipeline mechanic to investigate a reported natural gas (material) leak on a columbia pipeline. The pipeline identified as line d-533, is a transmission line, 3-in in diameter located in wood county, ohio, near the village of rising sun. After further investigation, the reported release was found to be from a damaged 2-in pipeline apparently by a third party (landowner) while farming his land. This damage to line d-533 caused the loss of 270 customers that are serviced by the local distribution company (ldc) downstream of the failure point. All efforts were made by columbia and the ldc personnel to maintain material flow to the line in a short timeframe. After performing the necessary engineering assessment to the damaged line, a pre-tested pipe was installed and the service to line d-533 was re-established in a short timeframe. Even though the total amount of material vented into atmosphere was less than 3,000 mcf (883.0 mcf) with the total cost of labor plus material reaching a total value less than $50,000, columbia elected to report this event as an incident due to the large number of ldc customers that lost their service for a brief amount of time. The line was repaired and service was resumed to the affected ldc customers. Columbia reached out to the farmer (being part of the public awareness program) about the significance of farming on or near an active transmission line and to exercise caution while farming/harvesting crop within the right-of-way identifying the installed line markers. This step will help avoid similar damage from re-occurring in the future to the same pipeline and other pipelines. |
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