Rupture, TransCanada PipeLines Limited (NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.), North Central Corridor Loop (Buffalo Creek West Section), chainage 27+996 m, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, 17 October 2013 . : TU3-8/13-0107E-PDF
"At about 0235 Mountain Standard Time on 17 October 2013, a pipeline rupture occurred on TransCanada PipeLines Limited’s (NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.) 914-mm-diameter (36-inch-diameter) North Central Corridor Loop Buffalo Creek West Section pipeline, located southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The rupture occurred in a remote location, approximately 150 m west of the Wabasca River (Chainage 27+996 m). At the time of the rupture, the pipeline was transporting sweet natural gas. A crater was created and 5 fragments of pipe were ejected up to approximately 130 m from the rupture site. An estimated 16.5 million cubic metres of natural gas was released. The rupture did not result in a fire. There were no injuries and no evacuation was required"--Summary.
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| Ministère/Organisme | Transportation Safety Board of Canada. |
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| Titre | Rupture, TransCanada PipeLines Limited (NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.), North Central Corridor Loop (Buffalo Creek West Section), chainage 27+996 m, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, 17 October 2013 . |
| Titre de la série | Pipeline investigation report ; P13H0107 |
| Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
| Format | Électronique |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Rupture, TransCanada Pipelines Limited (Nova Gas Transmission Ltd.), Doublement du couloir centre-nord (section Buffalo Creek ouest), au chaînage 27+996 M, près de Fort McMurray (Alberta), 17 octobre 2013. Includes bibliographic references. |
| Information sur la publication | [Gatineau, QC] : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, [2015] |
| Description | 23 p. : col. ill., col. maps |
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| Descripteurs | Pipelines Accidents Investigations |
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