Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-07-05 — CA
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2019-07-05 20:22
Report number
Location
CA, KERN
Narrative
On july 4, 2019 at approximately 1033 hours, pg&e was notified of a magnitude 6.3 earthquake near the town of ridgecrest with no known damage. On july 5, 2019 at approximately 2022 hours, pg&e was notified of another magnitude 7.1 earthquake near the town of ridgecrest. The oec and gec were activated to support this event. As of 7/5/19 at approximately 2220 hours, pg&e received more than 10 gas odor calls and pg&e personnel were already on-scene due to the initial earthquake on 7/4/19. Inspections, leak surveys, and patrols were conducted at the impacted areas throughout the weekend. As of 7/7/19 at 2000 hours, the repair crews have completed 19 distribution grade 1 leak repairs and field services have restored service to approximately 157 customers. On 7/11/19 at 0900 hours, pg&e conducted clearances for l-372 mp 2.84 and l-311 mp 34.75 shutdowns near the fault crossing locations to replace the damaged sections of both transmission pipelines. There were no confirmed releases from pg&e transmission facilities and the transmission pipelines at the fault crossings are in a class 1, non-hca location. Lng to supply ridgecrest was scheduled for 7/10/19 and as of 7/24/19, pg&e has completed the following repair activities in the ridgecrest and tronas areas: - grade 1 leaks - completed 53, open 0, cancelled 5 - grade 2 leaks - completed 74, open 0, cancelled 3 - grade 3 leaks - completed 58, open 162, cancelled 0 there are no reports of injuries or fatalities and police, fire, and media were reported on-site. This incident was reported on 7/5/19 to the cpuc due to public attention and suspicion of natural gas involvement and to the DOT (nrc#1251255) on 7/7/19 at 1857 hours once it was determined that repair costs would exceed $50k. The cost criteria was determined on 7/7/19 at approximately 1830 hours. An update to the DOT(#nrc1251313) was provided on 7/8/19.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-07-05 20:22:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-08-01 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190086.0
Supplemental Number
32579.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15007
Name
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Operator Street Address
6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
Operator City Name
San Ramon
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
94583
Local Datetime
2019-07-05 20:30:00
Location Street Address
1661 N Brown Rd
Location City Name
Inyokern
Location County Name
Kern
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
93555
Location Latitude
35.620212
Location Longitude
-117.811741
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-07-07 21:57:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1251255
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-07-05 20:22:00
On Site Datetime
2019-07-04 10:33:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1987.0
Pipe Diameter
4.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Unknown
Wt Plastic Unknown Ind
Unknown
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Multiple Leaks Across Varying Areas
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
2670000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
9.0
Prpty
2670009.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
157.0
Accident Psig
51.0
Normal Psig
51.0
Mop Psig
55.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Other
Accident Details
Notified Via Dispatch
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
No alarms coming into gas control
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods
Natural Force Type
Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods
Earth Subtype
Earthquake
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
A****** E*******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
U*****************@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
9252443262
Authorizer Name
S**** R*******
Authorizer Title
Manager - Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
9253285776
Authorizer Email
S*************@p**.com
Narrative
On july 4, 2019 at approximately 1033 hours, pg&e was notified of a magnitude 6.3 earthquake near the town of ridgecrest with no known damage. On july 5, 2019 at approximately 2022 hours, pg&e was notified of another magnitude 7.1 earthquake near the town of ridgecrest. The oec and gec were activated to support this event. As of 7/5/19 at approximately 2220 hours, pg&e received more than 10 gas odor calls and pg&e personnel were already on-scene due to the initial earthquake on 7/4/19. Inspections, leak surveys, and patrols were conducted at the impacted areas throughout the weekend. As of 7/7/19 at 2000 hours, the repair crews have completed 19 distribution grade 1 leak repairs and field services have restored service to approximately 157 customers. On 7/11/19 at 0900 hours, pg&e conducted clearances for l-372 mp 2.84 and l-311 mp 34.75 shutdowns near the fault crossing locations to replace the damaged sections of both transmission pipelines. There were no confirmed releases from pg&e transmission facilities and the transmission pipelines at the fault crossings are in a class 1, non-hca location. Lng to supply ridgecrest was scheduled for 7/10/19 and as of 7/24/19, pg&e has completed the following repair activities in the ridgecrest and tronas areas: - grade 1 leaks - completed 53, open 0, cancelled 5 - grade 2 leaks - completed 74, open 0, cancelled 3 - grade 3 leaks - completed 58, open 162, cancelled 0 there are no reports of injuries or fatalities and police, fire, and media were reported on-site. This incident was reported on 7/5/19 to the cpuc due to public attention and suspicion of natural gas involvement and to the DOT (nrc#1251255) on 7/7/19 at 1857 hours once it was determined that repair costs would exceed $50k. The cost criteria was determined on 7/7/19 at approximately 1830 hours. An update to the DOT(#nrc1251313) was provided on 7/8/19.
| Occurred At | 2019-07-05 20:22:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190086.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 32579.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15007 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Operator Street Address | 6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd. |
| Operator City Name | San Ramon |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 94583 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-07-05 20:30:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1661 N Brown Rd |
| Location City Name | Inyokern |
| Location County Name | Kern |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 93555 |
| Location Latitude | 35.620212 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -117.811741 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-07-07 21:57:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1251255 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 1.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-07-05 20:22:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-07-04 10:33:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1987.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 4.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Unknown |
| Wt Plastic Unknown Ind | Unknown |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Multiple Leaks Across Varying Areas |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2670000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 9.0 |
| Prpty | 2670009.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 157.0 |
| Accident Psig | 51.0 |
| Normal Psig | 51.0 |
| Mop Psig | 55.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Other |
| Accident Details | Notified Via Dispatch |
| 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 | No alarms coming into gas control |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods |
| Natural Force Type | Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods |
| Earth Subtype | Earthquake |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | A****** E******* |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | U*****************@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 9252443262 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** R******* |
| Authorizer Title | Manager - Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 9253285776 |
| Authorizer Email | S*************@p**.com |
| Narrative | On july 4, 2019 at approximately 1033 hours, pg&e was notified of a magnitude 6.3 earthquake near the town of ridgecrest with no known damage. On july 5, 2019 at approximately 2022 hours, pg&e was notified of another magnitude 7.1 earthquake near the town of ridgecrest. The oec and gec were activated to support this event. As of 7/5/19 at approximately 2220 hours, pg&e received more than 10 gas odor calls and pg&e personnel were already on-scene due to the initial earthquake on 7/4/19. Inspections, leak surveys, and patrols were conducted at the impacted areas throughout the weekend. As of 7/7/19 at 2000 hours, the repair crews have completed 19 distribution grade 1 leak repairs and field services have restored service to approximately 157 customers. On 7/11/19 at 0900 hours, pg&e conducted clearances for l-372 mp 2.84 and l-311 mp 34.75 shutdowns near the fault crossing locations to replace the damaged sections of both transmission pipelines. There were no confirmed releases from pg&e transmission facilities and the transmission pipelines at the fault crossings are in a class 1, non-hca location. Lng to supply ridgecrest was scheduled for 7/10/19 and as of 7/24/19, pg&e has completed the following repair activities in the ridgecrest and tronas areas: - grade 1 leaks - completed 53, open 0, cancelled 5 - grade 2 leaks - completed 74, open 0, cancelled 3 - grade 3 leaks - completed 58, open 162, cancelled 0 there are no reports of injuries or fatalities and police, fire, and media were reported on-site. This incident was reported on 7/5/19 to the cpuc due to public attention and suspicion of natural gas involvement and to the DOT (nrc#1251255) on 7/7/19 at 1857 hours once it was determined that repair costs would exceed $50k. The cost criteria was determined on 7/7/19 at approximately 1830 hours. An update to the DOT(#nrc1251313) was provided on 7/8/19. |
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