Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GTG incident on 2017-02-14 — TX
Operator
Columbia Gas Transmission, Llc
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GTG
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500,000
Incident datetime
2017-02-14 10:32
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On february 14, 2017 an odor of gas complaint was called in at 09:54 am to the local distribution company (columbia gas of kentucky) monitoring center by a landowner on harper ridge road. The ldc monitoring center dispatched an employee who arrived at the site at approximately 10:13 am. After assessing the situation, the ldc employee notified the ldc monitoring center to alert the fire department and called a columbia gas transmission llc employee at 10:20am. The columbia gas transmission employee responded and notified the columbia gas transmission monitoring center at 10:32 am of the potential leak. The employee arrived on site at 10:45 am and determined that the leak was on 30" line em-7 owned and operated by columbia gas transmission llc. Columbia gas transmission field employees were notified and responded. The local fire department also responded and evacuated 6 families. Columbia gas transmission called the national response center at 11:39 am on february 14, 2017, and was placed on hold until 12:01 pm. The pipeline was removed from service. The pipeline was excavated and a crack found on a weld elbow fitting near a girth weld. The pipeline was repaired with replacement pipe and an weld elbow fitting, and placed back into service on february 20, 2017. The metallurgical and geotechnical analyses have been provided to PHMSA.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-03-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170022
Supplemental Number
17348
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
2017-02-14 09:54:00
Location Latitude
38.06107
Location Longitude
-83.8596
Nrc Rpt Num
1171048
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-02-14 11:39:00
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
15024
Intentional Release
17362
Accompanying Liquid
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2017-02-14 12:35:00
Restart Datetime
2017-02-20 21:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
19
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-02-14 10:32:00
On Site Datetime
2017-02-14 10:45:00
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ky
Onshore Postal Code
40353
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Montgomery
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
500+33
Pipe Fac Name
Line Em-7
Segment Name
Line Em-7
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
120
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
30
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.312
Pipe Smys
65000
Pipe Specification
X-65
Pipe Seam Type
Dsaw
Pipe Manufacturer
Republic
Pipe Coating Type
Epoxy
Installation Year
1969
Manufactured Year
1969
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Class Location Type
Class 2 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
752
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Hca Fatalities Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
20000
Est Cost Unintentional Release
47486
Est Cost Intentional Release
54864
Est Cost Prop Damage
500000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Other
100000
Est Cost Other Details
Other Costs Include Geotechnical And Metallurgical Investigations.
Prpty
722350
Accident Psig
790
Mop Psig
1000
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(2)
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Length Segment Isolated
73656
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications 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
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
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Num Employees Tested
3
Num Employees Failed
0
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Cause Details
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Pwjf Failure Type
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Metallurgical Ind
Yes
Mechanical Stress
Yes
Additional Crack Ind
Yes
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
D**** A*******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Specialist
Preparer Email
D*************@t**********.com
Preparer Telephone
724-223-2766
Authorizer Name
H***** L** R*****
Authorizer Title
Manager
Authorizer Telephone
832-320-5215
Authorizer Email
L*********@t**********.com
Narrative
On february 14, 2017 an odor of gas complaint was called in at 09:54 am to the local distribution company (columbia gas of kentucky) monitoring center by a landowner on harper ridge road. The ldc monitoring center dispatched an employee who arrived at the site at approximately 10:13 am. After assessing the situation, the ldc employee notified the ldc monitoring center to alert the fire department and called a columbia gas transmission llc employee at 10:20am. The columbia gas transmission employee responded and notified the columbia gas transmission monitoring center at 10:32 am of the potential leak. The employee arrived on site at 10:45 am and determined that the leak was on 30" line em-7 owned and operated by columbia gas transmission llc. Columbia gas transmission field employees were notified and responded. The local fire department also responded and evacuated 6 families. Columbia gas transmission called the national response center at 11:39 am on february 14, 2017, and was placed on hold until 12:01 pm. The pipeline was removed from service. The pipeline was excavated and a crack found on a weld elbow fitting near a girth weld. The pipeline was repaired with replacement pipe and an weld elbow fitting, and placed back into service on february 20, 2017. The metallurgical and geotechnical analyses have been provided to PHMSA.
| Report Received Date | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170022 |
| Supplemental Number | 17348 |
| 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 | 2017-02-14 09:54:00 |
| Location Latitude | 38.06107 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -83.8596 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1171048 NRC Report How to search |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-02-14 11:39:00 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 15024 |
| Intentional Release | 17362 |
| Accompanying Liquid | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2017-02-14 12:35:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2017-02-20 21:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 19 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-02-14 10:32:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-02-14 10:45:00 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ky |
| Onshore Postal Code | 40353 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Montgomery |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 500+33 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Line Em-7 |
| Segment Name | Line Em-7 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 120 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 30 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.312 |
| Pipe Smys | 65000 |
| Pipe Specification | X-65 |
| Pipe Seam Type | Dsaw |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Republic |
| Pipe Coating Type | Epoxy |
| Installation Year | 1969 |
| Manufactured Year | 1969 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Class Location Type | Class 2 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 752 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Hca Fatalities Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 20000 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 47486 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 54864 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 100000 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Other Costs Include Geotechnical And Metallurgical Investigations. |
| Prpty | 722350 |
| Accident Psig | 790 |
| Mop Psig | 1000 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(2) 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 |
| Length Segment Isolated | 73656 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications 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 | 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 | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Num Employees Tested | 3 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld |
| Cause Details | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Pwjf Failure Type | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Metallurgical Ind | Yes |
| Mechanical Stress | Yes |
| Additional Crack Ind | Yes |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | D**** A******* |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Specialist |
| Preparer Email | D*************@t**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 724-223-2766 |
| Authorizer Name | H***** L** R***** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832-320-5215 |
| Authorizer Email | L*********@t**********.com |
| Narrative | On february 14, 2017 an odor of gas complaint was called in at 09:54 am to the local distribution company (columbia gas of kentucky) monitoring center by a landowner on harper ridge road. The ldc monitoring center dispatched an employee who arrived at the site at approximately 10:13 am. After assessing the situation, the ldc employee notified the ldc monitoring center to alert the fire department and called a columbia gas transmission llc employee at 10:20am. The columbia gas transmission employee responded and notified the columbia gas transmission monitoring center at 10:32 am of the potential leak. The employee arrived on site at 10:45 am and determined that the leak was on 30" line em-7 owned and operated by columbia gas transmission llc. Columbia gas transmission field employees were notified and responded. The local fire department also responded and evacuated 6 families. Columbia gas transmission called the national response center at 11:39 am on february 14, 2017, and was placed on hold until 12:01 pm. The pipeline was removed from service. The pipeline was excavated and a crack found on a weld elbow fitting near a girth weld. The pipeline was repaired with replacement pipe and an weld elbow fitting, and placed back into service on february 20, 2017. The metallurgical and geotechnical analyses have been provided to PHMSA. |
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