NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-009

NTSB safety recommendation P-76-009.

INSTALL PIPE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF ITS GATHERING LINES WITH THE LONGITUDINAL SEAM ON THE TOP HALF OF THE PIPE.

Priority: CLASS III

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1976-02-29

Adopted Date: 1976-02-04

Overall Date Closed: 1977-07-29

Synopsis: ON MAY 21, 1974, A 6-INCH GAS-GATHERING PIPELINE, OWNED BY THE TEXAS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION, RUPTURED AT THE EDGE OF A RURAL ROAD SOUTH OF MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI. THREE VEHICLES ENTERED THE AREA WHICH CONTAINED THE ESCAPING GAS AND STALLED NEAR THE RUPTURE. THE GAS IGNITED, AND FIVE PERSONS DIED AS A RESULT. THREE VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED AND 40 ACRES OF WOODLAND WERE BURNED.

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR005

Report Number: PAR-76-01

Addressee Name: Texas Oil and Gas Corporation

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1977-07-29

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1977-07-14

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: TEXAS OIL AND GAS CORP. LTR: ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURERS OF THE WELDED PIPE HAVE ASSURED US THAT THE LONGITUDINAL WELD IS COMPLETELY NORMALIZED, WE WILL WORK WITH OUR ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTION FIRMS TO DEVELOP THIS PROCEDURE, ESPECIALLY IN LINES IN SOUR GAS SERVICE.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1979-10-31

Communication Type: Official Correspondence