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GTG incident on 2024-12-27 — 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)
$150,000
Incident datetime
2024-12-27 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On december 4, 2024, at 06:57 eastern standard time (est), columbia gas transmission, llc (columbia) monitoring center received a call from the hocking county sheriff's office reporting a gas leak at the crawford storage facility, located on bigham road, rockbridge, ohio, 43149. Operations personnel was dispatched and arrived on-site at 07:23 est, where they confirmed the incident. A truck had struck a wellhead lead line, resulting in the breakage of a 1-inch blowoff valve. By 07:50 est, the leak was isolated, and the facility was removed from service. According to a statement from the driver, he was in the area for deer hunting and was using the site to turn around. He had his vehicle's dome light on and did not see the above-ground piping. The event has been reported as an incident due to the estimated cost of damages potentially exceeding $147,400. The well master valve was replaced on the week of april 1, 2025. The replacement lead line has been fabricated and was installed the week of june 10, 2025. The storage team is planning to remove bridge plug and put the line back to service in 3q of 2025.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2024-12-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2024
Report Number
20240141
Supplemental Number
41036
Report Type
Supplemental
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
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
39.535019
Location Longitude
-82.592923
Nrc Rpt Num
1417919
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1418025
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1007
Intentional Release
0
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
Still Shutdown Ind
Yes
Ignite Ind
No
Upstream Action Taken
Valve Closure
Downstream Action Taken
Valve Closure
Num Pub Evacuated
0
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
Oh
Onshore Postal Code
43149
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Hocking
Designated Location
Not Applicable
Pipe Fac Name
Srw 12010
Segment Name
Srw 12010
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
Interstate
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
Item Involved
Drain Lines
Installation Year
1977
Manufactured Year
1977
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Truck Hit 1-Inch Blowoff Pipe And Valve.
Class Location Type
Class 1 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
155
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Did Occur In Mca Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
3132
Est Cost Intentional Release
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
150000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Other
0
Gas Cost In Mcf
3.11
Prpty
153132
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
680
Gas Flow In Pipe In Mcf
0
Mop Psig
850
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
1977-09-13 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
Bi-Directional
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Gas Required Odorized Ind
Yes
Gas Odorized Ind
Yes
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Length Segment Isolated
201
Internal Inspection Ind
No
Diameter Change Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
No
Pipeline Function
Transmission System
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
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
Driver Issued Citation Ind
No
Driver In Control Ind
Yes
Estimated Speed Unknown Ind
Yes
Vehicle Type
Small Truck
Vehicle Travel From
Off-Road
Vehicle Travel Distance Ft
0
Protections Installed Ind
No
Preparer Name
K***** R****** A*******
Preparer Email
K*************@t*******.com
Preparer Telephone
3045905956
Authorizer Name
C*** B*****
Authorizer Telephone
3045412170
Authorizer Email
C**********@t*******.com
Narrative
On december 4, 2024, at 06:57 eastern standard time (est), columbia gas transmission, llc (columbia) monitoring center received a call from the hocking county sheriff's office reporting a gas leak at the crawford storage facility, located on bigham road, rockbridge, ohio, 43149. Operations personnel was dispatched and arrived on-site at 07:23 est, where they confirmed the incident. A truck had struck a wellhead lead line, resulting in the breakage of a 1-inch blowoff valve. By 07:50 est, the leak was isolated, and the facility was removed from service. According to a statement from the driver, he was in the area for deer hunting and was using the site to turn around. He had his vehicle's dome light on and did not see the above-ground piping. The event has been reported as an incident due to the estimated cost of damages potentially exceeding $147,400. The well master valve was replaced on the week of april 1, 2025. The replacement lead line has been fabricated and was installed the week of june 10, 2025. The storage team is planning to remove bridge plug and put the line back to service in 3q of 2025.
| Report Received Date | 2024-12-27 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2024 |
| Report Number | 20240141 |
| Supplemental Number | 41036 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| 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 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 39.535019 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -82.592923 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1417919 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1418025 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 1007 |
| Intentional Release | 0 |
| 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 |
| Still Shutdown Ind | Yes |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Upstream Action Taken | Valve Closure |
| Downstream Action Taken | Valve Closure |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Oh |
| Onshore Postal Code | 43149 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Hocking |
| Designated Location | Not Applicable |
| Pipe Fac Name | Srw 12010 |
| Segment Name | Srw 12010 |
| 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 | Interstate |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| Item Involved | Drain Lines |
| Installation Year | 1977 |
| Manufactured Year | 1977 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Truck Hit 1-Inch Blowoff Pipe And Valve. |
| Class Location Type | Class 1 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 155 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Did Occur In Mca Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 3132 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 150000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 3.11 |
| Prpty | 153132 |
| 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 | 680 |
| Gas Flow In Pipe In Mcf | 0 |
| Mop Psig | 850 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1977-09-13 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | Bi-Directional |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Gas Required Odorized Ind | Yes |
| Gas Odorized Ind | Yes |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Length Segment Isolated | 201 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | No |
| Diameter Change Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | Transmission System |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| 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 |
| Driver Issued Citation Ind | No |
| Driver In Control Ind | Yes |
| Estimated Speed Unknown Ind | Yes |
| Vehicle Type | Small Truck |
| Vehicle Travel From | Off-Road |
| Vehicle Travel Distance Ft | 0 |
| Protections Installed Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | K***** R****** A******* |
| Preparer Email | K*************@t*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3045905956 |
| Authorizer Name | C*** B***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 3045412170 |
| Authorizer Email | C**********@t*******.com |
| Narrative | On december 4, 2024, at 06:57 eastern standard time (est), columbia gas transmission, llc (columbia) monitoring center received a call from the hocking county sheriff's office reporting a gas leak at the crawford storage facility, located on bigham road, rockbridge, ohio, 43149. Operations personnel was dispatched and arrived on-site at 07:23 est, where they confirmed the incident. A truck had struck a wellhead lead line, resulting in the breakage of a 1-inch blowoff valve. By 07:50 est, the leak was isolated, and the facility was removed from service. According to a statement from the driver, he was in the area for deer hunting and was using the site to turn around. He had his vehicle's dome light on and did not see the above-ground piping. The event has been reported as an incident due to the estimated cost of damages potentially exceeding $147,400. The well master valve was replaced on the week of april 1, 2025. The replacement lead line has been fabricated and was installed the week of june 10, 2025. The storage team is planning to remove bridge plug and put the line back to service in 3q of 2025. |
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