Pipeline Incidents Database
A Database Search of Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Incidents
About
Safe and secure operation of natural gas transmission and distribution systems is an ongoing public interest which requires investigating the root causes of incidents with respect to pipeline properties and associated sites and operation characteristics.
This program provides a database search of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline incidents records from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and DOT-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Pipeline incidents from the NTSB records were obtained from pipeline accidents investigation reports from 1969 to 2020 [Link to NTSB Accident Reports Site]
The PHMSA incident database [Link to PHMSA Incidents Records Site] includes incident records from the following pipelines datasets:
- Gas Distribution (GD) incidents records from 1984 to 2019
- Gas Transmission and Gathering (GT&G) incidents records from 1984 to 2019
- Hazardous Liquid (HL) incidents records 1985 to 2019
Database records were optimized for accuracy, consistency, and redundancy. The data formats were normalized from the various forms used in reporting incidents during these reporting periods.
Pipeline Incidents Database
This research program was sponsored by the U.S. DOT-PHMSA and the Operations Technology Development (OTD). Periodical updates are essential to continue the optimization process and add new incident records to the database. As such, the database search engine in the program is not comprehensive and is used mainly in identifying recognized incidents root causes.
Developed by Khalid Farrag Copy Rights - Gas Technology Institute (GTI) [ mailto: gasoperationsinfo@gti.energy ]
Version 2.1 - April 2021
Disclaimer
The database and search engine were developed by the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) based on public records of pipeline incidents. Neither GTI, project sponsors, nor any person acting on their behalf:
- Makes any warranty or representation, express or implied with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the information contained in this program, or that the use of any information disclosed in this web site may not infringe privately-owned rights. Inasmuch as this project is experimental in nature, the technical information, results, or conclusions cannot be predicted. Conclusions and analysis of results represent GTI's opinion based on inferences from empirical relationships.
- Assumes any liability with respect to the use of, or for any and all damages resulting from the use of, any information or process disclosed in this report; any other use of, or reliance on, this report by any third party is at the third party's sole risk.
- The results within this program relate only to the items investigated.