# ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS CO (ARKLA GAS CO) — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1985-04-30

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 19850167  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1985-04-30  
**Published:** 1985-04-30

Gas transmission and gathering incident in INDIANOLA, PITTSBURG County, OK. Reported cause: DAMAGE BY OUTSIDE FORCE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $0 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 INDIANOLA, PITTSBURG County, OK. Reported cause: DAMAGE BY OUTSIDE FORCE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $0 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: 19850167.

Operator ID: 603.

Reported incident date: 19850430.

Cause detail: LIGHTNING STRUCK ON OR NEAR THE WELLHEAD DAMGING THE GASKETS ABOVE THE MAIL WELLHEAD VALVE. GAS LEAKAGE FROM DAMAGED GASKET IGNITED.

## 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: `a16fd27c57fd0e810ae98d5ef22b387f353012f15df3dbba3241b69ad5722ac2`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T06:09:53.775Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-db970f4b1e6af3896933a62f`

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