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Texas Significant Incidents and Mileage Overview

The report below provides details and incident history for the pipeline systems in the state of Texas.

The incidents reported below are limited to Significant Incidents (A) over the period 1998 to 2008 only. Each year and selected column totals provide links to focused reports showing the causes of the corresponding incidents.

The data sources for this report are the PHMSA Filtered Incident Files (1) (2) (3) and several pipeline mileage data sources as described below.

All mileages are for the year 2007 and are approximate as some data sources may not contain a complete record of state pipeline mileage for the year 2007.

See State Significant Incident Detail Listing for more information about each Significant Incident in Texas

Where appropriate, the table columns can be sorted by clicking the corresponding column header.

Texas Pipeline Safety Regulatory Fact Sheet

More Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports are available.

Pipeline Mileage Overview
Pipeline SystemMileage
Hazardous liquid line mileage 49,589
Gas transmission line mileage 65,898
Gas Gathering line mileage 6,803
Gas distribution mileage ( 4,357,562 total services (B)) 92,602
Total pipeline mileage 214,892

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas All Pipeline Systems: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
1998 78 3 18 $15,558,790 55,677 16,689
1999 68 3 15 $14,630,878 87,943 77,104
2000 72 5 15 $54,481,103 50,917 33,964
2001 52 0 10 $9,272,905 34,316 25,838
2002 38 0 4 $9,652,768 40,949 38,046
2003 44 1 2 $22,885,499 20,234 16,473
2004 54 1 4 $10,869,141 23,083 17,863
2005 55 2 3 $106,883,554 26,383 15,171
2006 49 4 2 $15,349,371 27,505 4,509
2007 61 1 9 $26,086,575 24,602 14,572
2008 YTD 34 1 5 $12,675,350 45,883 43,434
Totals 605 21 87 $298,345,939 437,494 303,664
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 55 2 5 $49,439,834 26,164 11,418
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 53 2 4 $36,414,829 24,362 13,718
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 57 2 8 $28,567,059 39,161 26,023

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas Hazardous Liquid: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
1998 49 1 0 $10,986,425 55,677 16,689
1999 48 1 7 $11,416,019 87,943 77,104
2000 46 1 4 $47,828,856 50,917 33,964
2001 35 0 3 $5,425,108 34,316 25,838
2002 29 0 0 $7,217,007 40,949 38,046
2003 27 0 0 $4,051,375 20,234 16,473
2004 39 0 1 $6,908,986 23,083 17,863
2005 35 1 1 $7,547,372 26,383 15,171
2006 28 0 0 $5,074,277 27,505 4,509
2007 40 0 0 $17,328,865 24,602 14,572
2008 YTD 21 0 1 $7,491,657 45,883 43,434
Totals 397 4 17 $131,275,951 437,494 303,664
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 34 0 0 $9,983,505 26,164 11,418
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 34 0 0 $8,182,175 24,362 13,718
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 38 0 2 $12,378,429 39,161 26,023
Texas Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
1998 49 1 0 $10,986,425 55,677 16,689
1999 48 1 7 $11,416,019 87,943 77,104
2000 46 1 4 $47,828,856 50,917 33,964
2001 35 0 3 $5,425,108 34,316 25,838
2002 29 0 0 $7,217,007 40,949 38,046
2003 27 0 0 $4,051,375 20,234 16,473
2004 39 0 1 $6,908,986 23,083 17,863
2005 34 1 1 $7,363,766 26,383 15,171
2006 28 0 0 $5,074,277 27,505 4,509
2007 40 0 0 $17,328,865 24,602 14,572
2008 YTD 21 0 1 $7,491,657 45,883 43,434
Totals 396 4 17 $131,092,345 437,494 303,664
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 34 0 0 $9,922,303 26,164 11,418
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 34 0 0 $8,145,454 24,362 13,718
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 38 0 2 $12,360,069 39,161 26,023
Texas Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
1998 0 0 0 $0 0 0
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 1 0 0 $183,605 0 0
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 YTD 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 1 0 0 $183,605 0 0
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 0 0 0 $61,202 0 0
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 0 0 0 $36,721 0 0
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 0 0 0 $18,361 0 0

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas Gas Transmission: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 11 1 3 $2,884,535
1999 10 0 5 $2,166,659
2000 13 1 1 $4,705,564
2001 7 0 0 $1,255,416
2002 6 0 2 $1,822,105
2003 11 0 1 $16,904,985
2004 12 0 0 $3,893,231
2005 12 0 2 $98,149,200
2006 10 0 0 $2,837,215
2007 13 0 1 $4,861,489
2008 YTD 9 0 1 $3,944,131
Totals 114 2 16 $143,424,534
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 12 0 1 $35,282,635
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 12 0 1 $25,329,224
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 11 0 2 $13,948,040
Texas Gas Transmission Onshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 9 1 3 $2,339,093
1999 8 0 5 $1,867,562
2000 9 1 1 $3,996,209
2001 6 0 0 $1,069,382
2002 6 0 2 $1,822,105
2003 11 0 1 $16,904,985
2004 9 0 0 $2,083,894
2005 11 0 2 $96,507,770
2006 10 0 0 $2,837,215
2007 13 0 1 $4,861,489
2008 YTD 9 0 1 $3,944,131
Totals 101 2 16 $138,233,839
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 11 0 1 $34,735,492
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 11 0 1 $24,639,071
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 9 0 2 $13,428,971
Texas Gas Transmission Offshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 2 0 0 $545,441
1999 2 0 0 $299,097
2000 4 0 0 $709,354
2001 1 0 0 $186,034
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 3 0 0 $1,809,337
2005 1 0 0 $1,641,429
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 YTD 0 0 0 $0
Totals 13 0 0 $5,190,694
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 0 0 0 $547,143
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 1 0 0 $690,153
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 1 0 0 $519,069

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas Gas Gathering: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 3 0 0 $727,255
1999 1 0 0 $88,876
2000 1 0 0 $856,071
2001 1 0 0 $111,535
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 2 0 0 $1,695,585
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 4 0 0 $6,668,912
2007 2 0 0 $3,218,000
2008 YTD 2 0 0 $754,335
Totals 16 0 0 $14,120,571
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 2 0 0 $3,295,637
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 2 0 0 $2,316,499
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 1 0 0 $1,336,624

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas Gas Distribution: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 15 1 15 $960,574
1999 9 2 3 $959,324
2000 12 3 10 $1,090,611
2001 9 0 7 $2,480,843
2002 3 0 2 $613,654
2003 4 1 1 $233,553
2004 3 1 3 $66,923
2005 8 1 0 $1,186,982
2006 7 4 2 $768,966
2007 6 1 8 $678,221
2008 YTD 2 1 3 $485,227
Totals 78 15 54 $9,524,882
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 7 2 3 $878,057
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 6 2 3 $586,930
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 8 1 5 $903,966

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas All Pipeline Systems: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
1998 13 3 18 $951,493 1,000 1,000
1999 11 3 15 $3,979,188 48,695 47,369
2000 12 5 15 $886,561 10,981 10,981
2001 7 0 10 $845,664 14,672 14,672
2002 3 0 4 $332,319 0 0
2003 3 1 2 $44,993 0 0
2004 4 1 4 $343,039 100 100
2005 5 2 3 $460,617 445 445
2006 4 4 2 $358,607 0 0
2007 5 1 9 $1,454,113 0 0
2008 YTD 4 1 5 $626,418 900 900
Totals 71 21 87 $10,283,015 76,793 75,467
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 5 2 5 $757,779 148 148
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 4 2 4 $532,274 109 109
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 7 2 8 $965,660 7,589 7,457

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas Hazardous Liquid: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
1998 1 1 0 $60,604 1,000 1,000
1999 4 1 7 $3,705,215 48,695 47,369
2000 3 1 4 $507,779 10,981 10,981
2001 3 0 3 $845,664 14,672 14,672
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 1 0 1 $276,115 100 100
2005 2 1 1 $136,233 445 445
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 YTD 1 0 1 $123,268 900 900
Totals 15 4 17 $5,654,880 76,793 75,467
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 1 0 0 $45,411 148 148
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 1 0 0 $82,470 109 109
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 1 0 2 $553,161 7,589 7,457
Texas Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
1998 1 1 0 $60,604 1,000 1,000
1999 4 1 7 $3,705,215 48,695 47,369
2000 3 1 4 $507,779 10,981 10,981
2001 3 0 3 $845,664 14,672 14,672
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 1 0 1 $276,115 100 100
2005 2 1 1 $136,233 445 445
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 YTD 1 0 1 $123,268 900 900
Totals 15 4 17 $5,654,880 76,793 75,467
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 1 0 0 $45,411 148 148
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 1 0 0 $82,470 109 109
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 1 0 2 $553,161 7,589 7,457
Texas Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
1998 0 0 0 $0 0 0
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 YTD 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 0 0 0 $0 0 0

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas Gas Transmission: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 3 1 3 $624,227
1999 2 0 5 $59,819
2000 1 1 1 $155,969
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 1 0 2 $157
2003 1 0 1 $44,993
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 2 0 2 $324,383
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 1 0 1 $1,079,486
2008 YTD 1 0 1 $17,923
Totals 12 2 16 $2,306,960
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 1 0 1 $467,957
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 1 0 1 $289,773
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 1 0 2 $228,904
Texas Gas Transmission Onshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 3 1 3 $624,227
1999 2 0 5 $59,819
2000 1 1 1 $155,969
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 1 0 2 $157
2003 1 0 1 $44,993
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 2 0 2 $324,383
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 1 0 1 $1,079,486
2008 YTD 1 0 1 $17,923
Totals 12 2 16 $2,306,960
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 1 0 1 $467,957
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 1 0 1 $289,773
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 1 0 2 $228,904
Texas Gas Transmission Offshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 0 0 0 $0
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 YTD 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 0 0 0 $0

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas Gas Gathering: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 0 0 0 $0
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 YTD 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 0 0 0 $0

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Texas Gas Distribution: 1998-2008 YTD
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
1998 9 1 15 $266,660
1999 5 2 3 $214,153
2000 8 3 10 $222,813
2001 4 0 7 $0
2002 2 0 2 $332,161
2003 2 1 1 $0
2004 3 1 3 $66,923
2005 1 1 0 $0
2006 4 4 2 $358,607
2007 4 1 8 $374,627
2008 YTD 2 1 3 $485,227
Totals 44 15 54 $2,321,174
3 Year Average (2005-2007) 3 2 3 $244,412
5 Year Average (2003-2007) 3 2 3 $160,032
10 Year Average (1998-2007) 4 1 5 $183,595
Transmission Mileage by Commodity
Commodity Pipeline Miles %
Anhydrous Ammonia 112 0.1%
Carbon Dioxide 1,364 1.1%
Crude Oil 17,811 15.4%
Empty 30 0.0%
Empty Gas 104 0.0%
Empty Liquid 1,365 1.1%
Hydrogen Gas 886 0.7%
Highly Volatile Liquid 9,295 8.0%
Liquid Petroleum Gas 7,162 6.2%
Natural Gas 62,366 54.0%
Natural Gas Liquids 2,672 2.3%
Nitrogen 438 0.3%
Other Gas 740 0.6%
Other 76 0.0%
Other Liquids 128 0.1%
Refined Products 10,939 9.4%
Totals 115,487 100%
Transmission Mileage by County
County Gas Miles Liquid Miles %
Anderson 562 199 0.6%
Andrews 286 812 0.9%
Angelina 228 260 0.4%
Aransas 33 11 0.0%
Archer 95 192 0.2%
Armstrong 40 0 0.0%
Atascosa 217 86 0.2%
Austin 256 141 0.3%
Bailey 114 0 0.1%
Bandera 114 0 0.1%
Bastrop 303 170 0.4%
Baylor 19 130 0.1%
Bee 470 344 0.7%
Bell 292 79 0.3%
Bexar 415 183 0.5%
Blanco 53 70 0.1%
Borden 36 228 0.2%
Bosque 128 115 0.2%
Bowie 45 40 0.0%
Brazoria 1,485 2,079 3.0%
Brazos 343 131 0.4%
Briscoe 29 0 0.0%
Brooks 575 295 0.7%
Brown 89 25 0.1%
Burleson 104 45 0.1%
Burnet 47 0 0.0%
Caldwell 115 166 0.2%
Calhoun 293 194 0.4%
Callahan 245 183 0.3%
Cameron 63 125 0.1%
Camp 35 11 0.0%
Carson 376 271 0.5%
Cass 234 0 0.2%
Castro 62 50 0.1%
Chambers 510 876 1.2%
Cherokee 403 137 0.4%
Childress 154 59 0.1%
Clay 162 284 0.3%
Cochran 69 40 0.0%
Coke 117 94 0.1%
Coleman 102 30 0.1%
Collin 398 203 0.5%
Collingsworth 99 64 0.1%
Colorado 336 128 0.4%
Comal 172 12 0.1%
Comanche 67 60 0.1%
Cooke 132 325 0.4%
Coryell 66 38 0.0%
Cottle 50 34 0.0%
Crane 369 624 0.8%
Crockett 379 428 0.7%
Crosby 12 0 0.0%
Culberson 382 293 0.5%
Dallam 95 41 0.1%
Dallas 363 106 0.4%
Dawson 161 359 0.4%
DeWitt 534 70 0.5%
Deaf Smith 52 36 0.0%
Delta 82 0 0.0%
Denton 292 88 0.3%
Dimmit 239 49 0.2%
Donley 52 62 0.1%
Duval 830 189 0.8%
Eastland 345 263 0.5%
Ector 321 693 0.8%
Edwards 139 0 0.1%
El Paso 327 301 0.5%
Ellis 646 163 0.7%
Erath 222 170 0.3%
Falls 252 178 0.3%
Fannin 278 79 0.3%
Fayette 221 155 0.3%
Fisher 187 167 0.3%
Floyd 36 0 0.0%
Foard 13 0 0.0%
Fort Bend 699 312 0.8%
Franklin 71 42 0.1%
Freestone 534 383 0.7%
Frio 115 163 0.2%
Gaines 415 330 0.6%
Galveston 563 904 1.2%
Garza 35 28 0.0%
Gillespie 70 94 0.1%
Glasscock 281 244 0.4%
Goliad 252 44 0.2%
Gonzales 107 141 0.2%
Gray 330 278 0.5%
Grayson 290 247 0.4%
Gregg 268 404 0.5%
Grimes 235 160 0.3%
Guadalupe 151 108 0.2%
Hale 120 34 0.1%
Hall 46 20 0.0%
Hamilton 121 24 0.1%
Hansford 245 110 0.3%
Hardeman 100 31 0.1%
Hardin 299 564 0.7%
Harris 2,106 3,448 4.8%
Harrison 658 176 0.7%
Hartley 24 7 0.0%
Haskell 161 335 0.4%
Hays 218 88 0.2%
Hemphill 384 162 0.4%
Henderson 454 228 0.5%
Hidalgo 1,181 229 1.2%
Hill 275 282 0.4%
Hockley 183 92 0.2%
Hood 150 55 0.1%
Hopkins 228 63 0.2%
Houston 287 293 0.5%
Howard 162 465 0.5%
Hudspeth 442 346 0.6%
Hunt 175 143 0.2%
Hutchinson 386 379 0.6%
Jack 108 104 0.1%
Jackson 785 541 1.1%
Jasper 215 96 0.2%
Jefferson 830 2,106 2.5%
Jim Hogg 444 2 0.3%
Jim Wells 576 197 0.6%
Johnson 435 210 0.5%
Jones 237 83 0.2%
Karnes 451 137 0.5%
Kaufman 288 146 0.3%
Kendall 44 0 0.0%
Kenedy 216 85 0.2%
Kent 52 55 0.0%
Kerr 123 0 0.1%
Kimble 73 126 0.1%
King 30 104 0.1%
Kleberg 668 284 0.8%
Knox 98 63 0.1%
La Salle 72 58 0.1%
Lamar 237 0 0.2%
Lamb 140 76 0.1%
Lampasas 46 1 0.0%
Lavaca 475 108 0.5%
Lee 47 30 0.0%
Leon 330 196 0.4%
Liberty 481 1,344 1.5%
Limestone 566 41 0.5%
Lipscomb 9 61 0.0%
Live Oak 513 270 0.6%
Llano 40 1 0.0%
Loving 66 146 0.1%
Lubbock 99 15 0.1%
Lynn 139 0 0.1%
Madison 162 93 0.2%
Marion 187 4 0.1%
Martin 174 403 0.5%
Mason 31 63 0.0%
Matagorda 862 544 1.2%
Maverick 0 19 0.0%
McLennan 324 194 0.4%
McMullen 222 109 0.2%
Medina 84 59 0.1%
Menard 3 6 0.0%
Midland 406 1,094 1.3%
Milam 139 75 0.1%
Mills 24 28 0.0%
Mitchell 253 512 0.6%
Montague 156 200 0.3%
Montgomery 375 260 0.5%
Moore 269 315 0.5%
Morris 49 6 0.0%
Nacogdoches 214 197 0.3%
Navarro 471 458 0.8%
Newton 66 268 0.2%
Nolan 322 343 0.5%
Nueces 1,459 1,047 2.1%
Ochiltree 232 70 0.2%
Offshore 1,975 308 1.9%
Oldham 0 91 0.0%
Orange 345 622 0.8%
Palo Pinto 119 62 0.1%
Panola 627 108 0.6%
Parker 266 211 0.4%
Parmer 112 0 0.1%
Pecos 920 202 0.9%
Polk 457 380 0.7%
Potter 259 134 0.3%
Rains 87 10 0.0%
Randall 160 102 0.2%
Reagan 52 145 0.1%
Real 70 0 0.0%
Red River 133 16 0.1%
Reeves 222 109 0.2%
Refugio 729 530 1.0%
Roberts 144 40 0.1%
Robertson 303 224 0.4%
Rockwall 50 35 0.0%
Runnels 143 107 0.2%
Rusk 617 391 0.8%
Sabine 112 16 0.1%
San Augustine 68 18 0.0%
San Jacinto 164 126 0.2%
San Patricio 776 699 1.2%
San Saba 33 0 0.0%
Schleicher 115 126 0.2%
Scurry 214 455 0.5%
Shackelford 34 36 0.0%
Shelby 109 24 0.1%
Sherman 61 131 0.1%
Smith 240 265 0.4%
Somervell 32 13 0.0%
Starr 817 62 0.7%
Stephens 17 59 0.0%
Sterling 107 56 0.1%
Stonewall 32 279 0.2%
Sutton 295 113 0.3%
Swisher 83 48 0.1%
Tarrant 353 138 0.4%
Taylor 338 310 0.5%
Terrell 207 0 0.1%
Terry 39 194 0.2%
Throckmorton 0 53 0.0%
Titus 69 54 0.1%
Tom Green 169 15 0.1%
Travis 306 168 0.4%
Trinity 115 185 0.2%
Tyler 233 203 0.3%
Upshur 161 68 0.2%
Upton 247 622 0.7%
Val Verde 13 0 0.0%
Van Zandt 287 162 0.3%
Victoria 763 474 1.0%
Walker 67 216 0.2%
Waller 310 124 0.3%
Ward 411 148 0.4%
Washington 90 0 0.0%
Webb 1,160 179 1.1%
Wharton 814 275 0.9%
Wheeler 379 79 0.4%
Wichita 123 190 0.2%
Wilbarger 84 40 0.1%
Willacy 15 30 0.0%
Williamson 216 62 0.2%
Wilson 253 119 0.3%
Winkler 302 420 0.6%
Wise 265 195 0.4%
Wood 164 123 0.2%
Yoakum 285 150 0.3%
Young 68 23 0.0%
Zapata 716 0 0.6%
Zavala 70 77 0.1%
Totals 65,896 49,592 100%

Notes

  1. Significant Incidents are those incidents reported by pipeline operators with any of the following conditions are met: 1) fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization. 2) $50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars. 3) highly volatile liquid releases of 5 barrels or more or other liquid releases of 50 barrels or more. 4) liquid releases resulting in an unintentional fire or explosion. Note: Significant Incidents include all Serious Incidents. Unless otherwise noted, any counts of Significant Incidents also include Serious Incidents.
  2. Gas distribution service lines (the connection between the distribution line and the end user) are not included in the Gas distribution mileage. The total number of such services is provided.
  3. Costs in the current year (2008) are nominal (as reported). The costs for incidents prior to 2008 are presented in 2007 dollars. Cost of Gas lost is indexed via the Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas City Gate Prices. All other costs are adjusted via the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Government Printing Office inflation values.
  4. For years 2002 and later, property damage is estimated as the sum of all public and private costs reported in the 30-day incident report. For years prior to 2002, accident report forms did not include a breakdown of public and private costs so property damage for these years is the reported total property damage field in the report. All costs prior to 2008 are expressed in 2007 dollars. Costs in current year (2008) are nominal.
  5. Net Barrels Lost applies only to Liquid incidents and is the difference between Gross Barrels Lost and Barrels Recovered.

Sources

  1. PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008
  2. PHMSA Gas Transmission Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008
  3. PHMSA Gas Distribution Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008
  4. Pipeline transmission mileage derived from the National Pipeline Mapping System - March 18, 2008
  5. Calendar year 2007 Gas Transmission Annual Report from pipeline operators. - October 24, 2008
  6. Calendar year 2007 Gas Distribution Annual Report from pipeline operators. - October 24, 2008

See Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports for more pipeline safety reports.

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