Author : Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (962 download)
Book Synopsis 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 by : Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Download or read book 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 written by Transportation Safety Board of Canada and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.