Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GTG incident on 2024-07-15 — TX
Operator
Energy Transfer Company
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GTG
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$89,000
Incident datetime
2024-07-15 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On june 16, 2024, at approximately 6:00 am, centerpoint notified energy transfer (et) of a pipeline leak on the right-of-way located at 29.441306 -95.292957. Note: centerpoint was aware of the leak as early as 2:00 am on june 16, 2024. On june 16, 2024, at 6:37 a.M., et operation crews responded to the emergency, assessed the event, and successfully isolated the pipeline by 9:56 a.M. The blowdown was completed at 1:04 pm, june 16, 2024. On june 16, 2024, crews moved in and began excavating pipeline 3019, 18-inch mainline, and 2-inch tap at 5:20 pm. Operations closed the buried 2-inch tap valve that serviced the centerpoint farm tap. On june 18, 2024, at 7:15 am, et made 48-hour follow-up notifications to the nrc. Gas lost: 3.432 mmcf was unintentional, and 3.194 mmcf was from blowdown. Supplemental: at approximately 2:00 a.M. On june 16, 2024, an individual was traveling at a high rate of speed on county road 190. The individual lost control of the vehicle, left the road, and plunged into the center point distribution farm tap serviced by energy transfer company (etc). As a result of the vehicle incident, the farm tap was fragmented at ground level, resulting in a release of natural gas from etcs transmission pipeline. Etc exposed line 3019 and replaced the existing riser with a new 2-inch riser to supply the center point distribution farm tap. The work was completed on july 18, 2024, in conjunction with a scheduled encroachment project.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2024-07-15 00:00:00
Iyear
2024
Report Number
20240090
Supplemental Number
39834
Report Type
Supplemental 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
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
29.441306
Location Longitude
-95.292957
Nrc Rpt Num
1402033
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1402044 1402224
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
3432
Intentional Release
3194
Accompanying Liquid
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Status When Identified
Normal Operation, Includes Pauses During Maintenance
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Operator
Ignite Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
4
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77511
Onshore City Name
Alvin
Onshore County Name
Brazoria
Designated Location
Not Applicable
Pipe Fac Name
3019 Texas City Junction/tx City Loop 18-Inch
Segment Name
County Road 190 Farm Tap (Centerpoint)
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
System Part Involved
Onshore Regulator/metering Station Equipment And Piping
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
2
Puddle Weld Ind
No
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.218
Pipe Smys
35000
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Seam Type
Seamless
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Coating Applied Ind
Unknown
Installation Year
1952
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
An Above-Grade -Distribution Lateral- (Centerpoint) Off Line 3019 (Etc Pipeline) Was Struck As A Result Of A Vehicle Accident. The Above-Grade Distribution Connection Was Sheared Off At Grade Level, Resulting In Natural Gas Blowing Into The Atmosphere From Etcs Transmission Pipeline.
Class Location Type
Class 1 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
307
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Did Occur In Mca Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
1000
Est Cost Unintentional Release
7894
Est Cost Intentional Release
7346
Est Cost Prop Damage
89000
Est Cost Emergency
19500
Est Cost Other
0
Gas Cost In Mcf
2.3
Prpty
124740
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Accident Psig
532
Gas Flow In Pipe In Mcf
10
Mop Psig
545
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(1)
Maop Established Date
2015-05-21 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Gas Required Odorized 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
Other
Accident Details
Centerpoint Gas Company
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
This event did not generate alarms as gas leakage vented to the atmosphere via 1-inch piping at the centerpoint tap connection. Etc's upstream overpressure devices adjusted flow, increasing gas flow and maintaining flow rates and pressure, and did not exceed set points that would have generated alarms. (the leak and flow rate was insufficient to create alarms.)
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
Driver Issued Citation Ind
Unknown
Driver In Control Ind
No
Estimated Speed Unknown Ind
Yes
Vehicle Type
Passenger Car
Vehicle Travel From
Roadway
Vehicle Travel Distance Ft
20
Protections Installed Ind
Yes
Protection Bollards Post Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
M*** S****
Preparer Title
Sr. Specialist Dot Compliance
Preparer Email
M**********@e*************.com
Preparer Telephone
832-894-4289
Authorizer Name
J***** D*******
Authorizer Title
Manager Dot Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
7138820590
Authorizer Email
J**************@e*************.com
Narrative
On june 16, 2024, at approximately 6:00 am, centerpoint notified energy transfer (et) of a pipeline leak on the right-of-way located at 29.441306 -95.292957. Note: centerpoint was aware of the leak as early as 2:00 am on june 16, 2024. On june 16, 2024, at 6:37 a.M., et operation crews responded to the emergency, assessed the event, and successfully isolated the pipeline by 9:56 a.M. The blowdown was completed at 1:04 pm, june 16, 2024. On june 16, 2024, crews moved in and began excavating pipeline 3019, 18-inch mainline, and 2-inch tap at 5:20 pm. Operations closed the buried 2-inch tap valve that serviced the centerpoint farm tap. On june 18, 2024, at 7:15 am, et made 48-hour follow-up notifications to the nrc. Gas lost: 3.432 mmcf was unintentional, and 3.194 mmcf was from blowdown. Supplemental: at approximately 2:00 a.M. On june 16, 2024, an individual was traveling at a high rate of speed on county road 190. The individual lost control of the vehicle, left the road, and plunged into the center point distribution farm tap serviced by energy transfer company (etc). As a result of the vehicle incident, the farm tap was fragmented at ground level, resulting in a release of natural gas from etcs transmission pipeline. Etc exposed line 3019 and replaced the existing riser with a new 2-inch riser to supply the center point distribution farm tap. The work was completed on july 18, 2024, in conjunction with a scheduled encroachment project.
| Report Received Date | 2024-07-15 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2024 |
| Report Number | 20240090 |
| Supplemental Number | 39834 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 29.441306 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.292957 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1402033 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1402044 1402224 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 3432 |
| Intentional Release | 3194 |
| Accompanying Liquid | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Status When Identified | Normal Operation, Includes Pauses During Maintenance |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Communication State Fed Ind | Yes |
| Party Initiated Communication | Operator |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 4 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77511 |
| Onshore City Name | Alvin |
| Onshore County Name | Brazoria |
| Designated Location | Not Applicable |
| Pipe Fac Name | 3019 Texas City Junction/tx City Loop 18-Inch |
| Segment Name | County Road 190 Farm Tap (Centerpoint) |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Regulator/metering Station Equipment And Piping |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 2 |
| Puddle Weld Ind | No |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.218 |
| Pipe Smys | 35000 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Seam Type | Seamless |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Coating Applied Ind | Unknown |
| Installation Year | 1952 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | An Above-Grade -Distribution Lateral- (Centerpoint) Off Line 3019 (Etc Pipeline) Was Struck As A Result Of A Vehicle Accident. The Above-Grade Distribution Connection Was Sheared Off At Grade Level, Resulting In Natural Gas Blowing Into The Atmosphere From Etcs Transmission Pipeline. |
| Class Location Type | Class 1 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 307 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Did Occur In Mca Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 1000 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 7894 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 7346 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 89000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 19500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 2.3 |
| Prpty | 124740 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Accident Psig | 532 |
| Gas Flow In Pipe In Mcf | 10 |
| Mop Psig | 545 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(1) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Gas Required Odorized 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 | Other |
| Accident Details | Centerpoint Gas Company |
| 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 | This event did not generate alarms as gas leakage vented to the atmosphere via 1-inch piping at the centerpoint tap connection. Etc's upstream overpressure devices adjusted flow, increasing gas flow and maintaining flow rates and pressure, and did not exceed set points that would have generated alarms. (the leak and flow rate was insufficient to create alarms.) |
| 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 |
| Driver Issued Citation Ind | Unknown |
| Driver In Control Ind | No |
| Estimated Speed Unknown Ind | Yes |
| Vehicle Type | Passenger Car |
| Vehicle Travel From | Roadway |
| Vehicle Travel Distance Ft | 20 |
| Protections Installed Ind | Yes |
| Protection Bollards Post Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | M*** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Specialist Dot Compliance |
| Preparer Email | M**********@e*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 832-894-4289 |
| Authorizer Name | J***** D******* |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Dot Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7138820590 |
| Authorizer Email | J**************@e*************.com |
| Narrative | On june 16, 2024, at approximately 6:00 am, centerpoint notified energy transfer (et) of a pipeline leak on the right-of-way located at 29.441306 -95.292957. Note: centerpoint was aware of the leak as early as 2:00 am on june 16, 2024. On june 16, 2024, at 6:37 a.M., et operation crews responded to the emergency, assessed the event, and successfully isolated the pipeline by 9:56 a.M. The blowdown was completed at 1:04 pm, june 16, 2024. On june 16, 2024, crews moved in and began excavating pipeline 3019, 18-inch mainline, and 2-inch tap at 5:20 pm. Operations closed the buried 2-inch tap valve that serviced the centerpoint farm tap. On june 18, 2024, at 7:15 am, et made 48-hour follow-up notifications to the nrc. Gas lost: 3.432 mmcf was unintentional, and 3.194 mmcf was from blowdown. Supplemental: at approximately 2:00 a.M. On june 16, 2024, an individual was traveling at a high rate of speed on county road 190. The individual lost control of the vehicle, left the road, and plunged into the center point distribution farm tap serviced by energy transfer company (etc). As a result of the vehicle incident, the farm tap was fragmented at ground level, resulting in a release of natural gas from etcs transmission pipeline. Etc exposed line 3019 and replaced the existing riser with a new 2-inch riser to supply the center point distribution farm tap. The work was completed on july 18, 2024, in conjunction with a scheduled encroachment project. |
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