Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GTG incident on 2025-07-07 — WV
Operator
Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc.
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GTG
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$110,000
Incident datetime
2025-07-07 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
WV
Narrative
Operations management received initial notification of this incident via a fire department scanner report on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:00. At this time, it was unknown if the incident involved an egts asset as there are other pipeline and underground well operators in the area so operations management dispatched operations personnel to make this determination. After picking up a utility terrain vehicle at southern area headquarters, operations personnel arrived on-site in the nearby vicinity of the incident on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:38. At this time, it remained unknown if the incident involved an egts asset so operations personnel began the process of manually isolating bw-9832 by closing valves (a gate & e gate) as a precautionary measure. Bw-9832 is an underground natural gas storage well in kennedy storage and is located approximately 2 miles northwest of valley chapel, west virginia. The closest road to bw-9832 is mare run road and bw-9832 is connected to the h-19366 pipeline. Operations personnel completed the isolation of bw-9832 on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:55. Following the isolation of bw-9832, operations personnel confirmed discovery that the incident involved bw-9832 on 6/8/25 at approximately 19:04. A tree had fallen and severed the 4� lead line and 4� well line associated with bw-9832. It is believed that this occurred on 6/8/25 at approximately 17:46. The operating pressure of bw-9832 at the time of initiation of the incident was approximately 924 psig and bw-9832 was in the injection phase. The maximum operating storage pressure of kennedy storage is 1050 psig. The natural gas that was released as a result of the incident did not ignite. One residential building with two occupants was evacuated as a precautionary measure. No injuries were sustained and there were no environmental impacts as a result of the incident. Initial telephonic notification was made to the national response center on 6/8/25 at 20:03. The national response center assigned incident report #1433512 to the initial notification of the incident. A follow-up telephonic notification was made to the national response center on 6/9/25 at 21:48 to confirm the initial telephonic notification. The national response center assigned incident report #1433620 to the follow up telephonic notification. A temporary bridge plug was installed on bw-9832 to facilitate the testing of the integrity of the wellhead connections on bw-9832. The testing of the integrity of the wellhead connections on bw-9832 was completed on 6/23/25 and it was determined that bw-9832 can safely return to service once the repairs to the 4� lead line and 4� well line are completed. A supplemental incident report will be submitted once bw-9832 is returned to service following completion of the repairs to the 4� lead line and 4� well line.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2025-07-07 00:00:00
Iyear
2025
Report Number
20250077
Supplemental Number
41121
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
2714
Name
Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc.
Operator Street Address
925 White Oaks Boulevard
Operator City Name
Bridgeport
Operator State Abbreviation
WV
Operator Postal Code
26330
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
39.12167
Location Longitude
-80.52417
Nrc Rpt Num
1433512
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1433620
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
35045
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
Num Pub Evacuated
2
On Off Shore
Onshore
Onshore State Abbreviation
Wv
Onshore Postal Code
26452
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Lewis County
Designated Location
Not Applicable
Pipe Fac Name
Kennedy Storage
Segment Name
Bw-9832 Lead Line & Well Line
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
Belowground Storage, Including Associated Equipment And Piping
Item Involved
Weld/fusion, Including Heat-Affected Zone
Weld Subtype
Other Butt Weld
Installation Year
2002
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Circumferential
Rupture Length
14.1
Rupture Width
0.5
Class Location Type
Class 1 Location
Could Be Hca
No
Pir Radius
100
Heat Damage Ind
No
Non Heat Damage Ind
No
Did Occur In Mca Ind
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
93921
Est Cost Intentional Release
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
110000
Est Cost Emergency
5000
Est Cost Other
0
Gas Cost In Mcf
2.68
Prpty
208921
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
1
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Accident Psig
924
Gas Flow In Pipe In Mcf
3500
Mop Psig
1050
Mop Cfr Section
Other
Mop Cfr Section Details
192.555
Maop Established Date
2007-10-09 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 In Storage Field
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
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Trees/vegetation Roots
Natural Force Type
Trees/vegetation Roots
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
D** S****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Integrity Engineer
Preparer Email
D***********@b*****.com
Preparer Telephone
3042666062
Local Contact Name
G*** J*******
Local Contact Email
G************@b*****.com
Local Contact Telephone
585-307-8036
Authorizer Name
K*** W******
Authorizer Title
Manager - Pipeline Integrity
Authorizer Telephone
3048412365
Authorizer Email
K***********@b*****.com
Narrative
Operations management received initial notification of this incident via a fire department scanner report on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:00. At this time, it was unknown if the incident involved an egts asset as there are other pipeline and underground well operators in the area so operations management dispatched operations personnel to make this determination. After picking up a utility terrain vehicle at southern area headquarters, operations personnel arrived on-site in the nearby vicinity of the incident on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:38. At this time, it remained unknown if the incident involved an egts asset so operations personnel began the process of manually isolating bw-9832 by closing valves (a gate & e gate) as a precautionary measure. Bw-9832 is an underground natural gas storage well in kennedy storage and is located approximately 2 miles northwest of valley chapel, west virginia. The closest road to bw-9832 is mare run road and bw-9832 is connected to the h-19366 pipeline. Operations personnel completed the isolation of bw-9832 on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:55. Following the isolation of bw-9832, operations personnel confirmed discovery that the incident involved bw-9832 on 6/8/25 at approximately 19:04. A tree had fallen and severed the 4� lead line and 4� well line associated with bw-9832. It is believed that this occurred on 6/8/25 at approximately 17:46. The operating pressure of bw-9832 at the time of initiation of the incident was approximately 924 psig and bw-9832 was in the injection phase. The maximum operating storage pressure of kennedy storage is 1050 psig. The natural gas that was released as a result of the incident did not ignite. One residential building with two occupants was evacuated as a precautionary measure. No injuries were sustained and there were no environmental impacts as a result of the incident. Initial telephonic notification was made to the national response center on 6/8/25 at 20:03. The national response center assigned incident report #1433512 to the initial notification of the incident. A follow-up telephonic notification was made to the national response center on 6/9/25 at 21:48 to confirm the initial telephonic notification. The national response center assigned incident report #1433620 to the follow up telephonic notification. A temporary bridge plug was installed on bw-9832 to facilitate the testing of the integrity of the wellhead connections on bw-9832. The testing of the integrity of the wellhead connections on bw-9832 was completed on 6/23/25 and it was determined that bw-9832 can safely return to service once the repairs to the 4� lead line and 4� well line are completed. A supplemental incident report will be submitted once bw-9832 is returned to service following completion of the repairs to the 4� lead line and 4� well line.
| Report Received Date | 2025-07-07 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2025 |
| Report Number | 20250077 |
| Supplemental Number | 41121 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 2714 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc. |
| Operator Street Address | 925 White Oaks Boulevard |
| Operator City Name | Bridgeport |
| Operator State Abbreviation | WV |
| Operator Postal Code | 26330 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 39.12167 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -80.52417 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1433512 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1433620 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 35045 |
| 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 |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 2 |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Wv |
| Onshore Postal Code | 26452 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Lewis County |
| Designated Location | Not Applicable |
| Pipe Fac Name | Kennedy Storage |
| Segment Name | Bw-9832 Lead Line & Well Line |
| 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 | Belowground Storage, Including Associated Equipment And Piping |
| Item Involved | Weld/fusion, Including Heat-Affected Zone |
| Weld Subtype | Other Butt Weld |
| Installation Year | 2002 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Circumferential |
| Rupture Length | 14.1 |
| Rupture Width | 0.5 |
| Class Location Type | Class 1 Location |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Pir Radius | 100 |
| Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Non Heat Damage Ind | No |
| Did Occur In Mca Ind | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 93921 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 110000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 2.68 |
| Prpty | 208921 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 1 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Accident Psig | 924 |
| Gas Flow In Pipe In Mcf | 3500 |
| Mop Psig | 1050 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Other View CFR 49 §192 |
| Mop Cfr Section Details | 192.555 |
| Maop Established Date | 2007-10-09 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 In Storage Field |
| 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 | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Trees/vegetation Roots |
| Natural Force Type | Trees/vegetation Roots |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | D** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Integrity Engineer |
| Preparer Email | D***********@b*****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3042666062 |
| Local Contact Name | G*** J******* |
| Local Contact Email | G************@b*****.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 585-307-8036 |
| Authorizer Name | K*** W****** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager - Pipeline Integrity |
| Authorizer Telephone | 3048412365 |
| Authorizer Email | K***********@b*****.com |
| Narrative | Operations management received initial notification of this incident via a fire department scanner report on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:00. At this time, it was unknown if the incident involved an egts asset as there are other pipeline and underground well operators in the area so operations management dispatched operations personnel to make this determination. After picking up a utility terrain vehicle at southern area headquarters, operations personnel arrived on-site in the nearby vicinity of the incident on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:38. At this time, it remained unknown if the incident involved an egts asset so operations personnel began the process of manually isolating bw-9832 by closing valves (a gate & e gate) as a precautionary measure. Bw-9832 is an underground natural gas storage well in kennedy storage and is located approximately 2 miles northwest of valley chapel, west virginia. The closest road to bw-9832 is mare run road and bw-9832 is connected to the h-19366 pipeline. Operations personnel completed the isolation of bw-9832 on 6/8/25 at approximately 18:55. Following the isolation of bw-9832, operations personnel confirmed discovery that the incident involved bw-9832 on 6/8/25 at approximately 19:04. A tree had fallen and severed the 4� lead line and 4� well line associated with bw-9832. It is believed that this occurred on 6/8/25 at approximately 17:46. The operating pressure of bw-9832 at the time of initiation of the incident was approximately 924 psig and bw-9832 was in the injection phase. The maximum operating storage pressure of kennedy storage is 1050 psig. The natural gas that was released as a result of the incident did not ignite. One residential building with two occupants was evacuated as a precautionary measure. No injuries were sustained and there were no environmental impacts as a result of the incident. Initial telephonic notification was made to the national response center on 6/8/25 at 20:03. The national response center assigned incident report #1433512 to the initial notification of the incident. A follow-up telephonic notification was made to the national response center on 6/9/25 at 21:48 to confirm the initial telephonic notification. The national response center assigned incident report #1433620 to the follow up telephonic notification. A temporary bridge plug was installed on bw-9832 to facilitate the testing of the integrity of the wellhead connections on bw-9832. The testing of the integrity of the wellhead connections on bw-9832 was completed on 6/23/25 and it was determined that bw-9832 can safely return to service once the repairs to the 4� lead line and 4� well line are completed. A supplemental incident report will be submitted once bw-9832 is returned to service following completion of the repairs to the 4� lead line and 4� well line. |
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