# ARCO PIPE LINE COMPANY — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1984-08-05

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 19840964  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1984-08-05  
**Published:** 1984-08-05

Gas transmission and gathering incident in MONT BELVIEU, CHAMBERS County, TX. Reported cause: OTHER. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries, $52 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

## Document text

Gas transmission and gathering incident in MONT BELVIEU, CHAMBERS County, TX. Reported cause: OTHER. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries, $52 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 19840964.

Operator ID: 809.

Reported incident date: 19840805.

Cause detail: STATIC ELECTRICITYWHILE DEPRESSING A METER CAVITY IN ORDER TO REMOVE AN ORIFICE PLATE AND UPON INITIAL OPENING OF THE BLEEDER VALVE, AN APPARENT STATIC ELECTRICAL CHARGE IGNITEDTHE ETHYLENE.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/27nc-rsge/files/bea0164f-672a-475e-986b-8e45e9634dbf?download=true&filename=Gas%20Transmission%20%26%20Gathering%20Incident%20Data%20-%20mid%201984%20to%202001.zip>
- Source ID: `phmsa-pipeline-incidents`
- SHA-256: `798003c965a59526ba63ef742b5ded4d7ca7fa349cef7e48a8bfa3036cb3a6d8`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:34:21.230Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-9e30fecf96f11d58766f1e47`

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