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Kansas Significant Incidents and Mileage Overview

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

The incidents reported below are limited to Significant Incidents (A) over the period 1999 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 2008 and are approximate as some data sources may not contain a complete record of state pipeline mileage for the year 2008.

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

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

Kansas Pipeline Safety Regulatory Fact Sheet

More Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports are available.

Important Update: As of October 2009, these reports were modified to exclude Gas Distribution incidents where fire/explosion was the primary cause of failure, such as a house fire that subsequently resulted in - but was not caused by - a distribution line failure (B)
Pipeline Mileage Overview
Pipeline SystemMileage
Hazardous liquid line mileage 9,476
Gas transmission line mileage 14,692
Gas Gathering line mileage 194
Gas distribution mileage ( 938,411 total services (C)) 21,937
Total pipeline mileage 46,299
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 12 0 0 $1,920,418 8,176 4,612
2000 10 0 0 $1,660,743 5,254 1,582
2001 10 0 1 $1,328,683 2,001 1,995
2002 12 1 0 $3,406,147 4,610 4,080
2003 17 0 3 $12,182,242 1,903 430
2004 8 0 2 $2,709,117 10,129 10,075
2005 18 0 1 $6,302,088 6,732 3,340
2006 10 2 4 $4,548,541 11,196 9,276
2007 11 0 3 $12,840,798 6,005 6,005
2008 11 0 0 $12,277,873 1,187 236
Totals 119 3 14 $59,176,654 57,193 41,631
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 11 1 2 $9,889,071 6,130 5,173
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 12 0 2 $7,735,684 7,050 5,787
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 12 0 1 $5,917,665 5,719 4,163
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 12 0 1 $5,917,665 5,719 4,163
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 11 0 0 $1,547,637 8,176 4,612
2000 7 0 0 $370,272 5,254 1,582
2001 6 0 0 $159,718 2,001 1,995
2002 10 0 0 $2,133,914 4,610 4,080
2003 12 0 0 $9,458,310 1,903 430
2004 4 0 0 $1,472,770 10,129 10,075
2005 11 0 1 $4,093,488 6,732 3,340
2006 7 0 2 $3,973,408 11,196 9,276
2007 2 0 0 $1,553,321 6,005 6,005
2008 7 0 0 $11,376,062 1,187 236
Totals 77 0 3 $36,138,904 57,193 41,631
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 5 0 1 $5,634,264 6,130 5,173
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 6 0 1 $4,493,810 7,050 5,787
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 8 0 0 $3,613,890 5,719 4,163
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 8 0 0 $3,613,890 5,719 4,163
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Kansas Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 11 0 0 $1,547,637 8,176 4,612
2000 7 0 0 $370,272 5,254 1,582
2001 6 0 0 $159,718 2,001 1,995
2002 10 0 0 $2,133,914 4,610 4,080
2003 12 0 0 $9,458,310 1,903 430
2004 4 0 0 $1,472,770 10,129 10,075
2005 11 0 1 $4,093,488 6,732 3,340
2006 7 0 2 $3,973,408 11,196 9,276
2007 2 0 0 $1,553,321 6,005 6,005
2008 7 0 0 $11,376,062 1,187 236
Totals 77 0 3 $36,138,904 57,193 41,631
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 5 0 1 $5,634,264 6,130 5,173
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 6 0 1 $4,493,810 7,050 5,787
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 8 0 0 $3,613,890 5,719 4,163
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 8 0 0 $3,613,890 5,719 4,163
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Kansas Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
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 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 1 0 0 $372,781
2000 2 0 0 $1,168,671
2001 3 0 0 $1,167,537
2002 1 0 0 $395,132
2003 3 0 1 $2,177,357
2004 1 0 0 $501,409
2005 5 0 0 $1,888,314
2006 2 1 0 $550,195
2007 8 0 3 $9,619,401
2008 3 0 0 $762,211
Totals 29 1 4 $18,603,011
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 4 0 1 $3,643,936
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 4 0 1 $2,664,306
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 3 0 0 $1,860,301
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 3 0 0 $1,860,301
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Kansas Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 1 0 0 $372,781
2000 2 0 0 $1,168,671
2001 3 0 0 $1,167,537
2002 1 0 0 $395,132
2003 3 0 1 $2,177,357
2004 1 0 0 $501,409
2005 5 0 0 $1,888,314
2006 2 1 0 $550,195
2007 8 0 3 $9,619,401
2008 3 0 0 $762,211
Totals 29 1 4 $18,603,011
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 4 0 1 $3,643,936
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 4 0 1 $2,664,306
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 3 0 0 $1,860,301
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 3 0 0 $1,860,301
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Kansas Gas Transmission Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
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 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas Gas Gathering: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
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 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 1 0 0 $121,800
2001 1 0 1 $1,428
2002 1 1 0 $877,100
2003 2 0 2 $546,575
2004 3 0 2 $734,937
2005 2 0 0 $320,285
2006 1 1 2 $24,936
2007 1 0 0 $1,668,075
2008 1 0 0 $139,600
Totals 13 2 7 $4,434,739
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 1 $610,871
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 2 0 1 $577,567
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 0 1 $443,474
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 0 1 $443,474
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 1 0 1 $1,428 0 0
2002 1 1 0 $877,100 0 0
2003 2 0 3 $2,016,843 0 0
2004 1 0 2 $53,381 0 0
2005 1 0 1 $3,545,903 2,936 2,406
2006 3 2 4 $1,233,223 4,513 4,513
2007 2 0 3 $48,054 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 11 3 14 $7,775,935 7,449 6,919
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 2 1 2 $427,093 1,504 1,504
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 0 2 $976,113 1,490 1,384
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 0 1 $777,594 745 692
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 0 1 $777,594 745 692
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
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 1 $3,545,903 2,936 2,406
2006 1 0 2 $785,464 4,513 4,513
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 2 0 3 $4,331,367 7,449 6,919
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 1 $261,821 1,504 1,504
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 1 $866,273 1,490 1,384
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $433,137 745 692
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $433,137 745 692
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Kansas Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
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 1 $3,545,903 2,936 2,406
2006 1 0 2 $785,464 4,513 4,513
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 2 0 3 $4,331,367 7,449 6,919
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 1 $261,821 1,504 1,504
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 1 $866,273 1,490 1,384
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $433,137 745 692
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $433,137 745 692
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Kansas Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
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 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 1 0 1 $1,815,473
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 1 1 0 $422,822
2007 2 0 3 $48,054
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 4 1 4 $2,286,351
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 1 $156,959
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 0 1 $94,176
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $228,635
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $228,635
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Kansas Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 1 0 1 $1,815,473
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 1 1 0 $422,822
2007 2 0 3 $48,054
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 4 1 4 $2,286,351
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 1 $156,959
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 0 1 $94,176
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $228,635
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $228,635
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Kansas Gas Transmission Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
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 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas Gas Gathering: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
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 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Kansas Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 1 0 1 $1,428
2002 1 1 0 $877,100
2003 1 0 2 $201,369
2004 1 0 2 $53,381
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 1 1 2 $24,936
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 5 2 7 $1,158,216
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 1 $8,312
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 1 $15,664
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 0 1 $115,822
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 0 1 $115,822
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Transmission Mileage by Commodity
Commodity Pipeline Miles %
Anhydrous Ammonia 376 1.5%
Crude Oil 1,690 6.9%
Empty Liquid 732 3.0%
Highly Volatile Liquid 3,432 14.0%
Liquid Petroleum Gas 107 0.4%
Natural Gas 14,672 60.2%
Natural Gas Liquids 212 0.8%
Nitrogen 160 0.6%
Refined Products 2,992 12.2%
Totals 24,373 100%
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Transmission Mileage by County
County Gas Miles Liquid Miles %
Allen 95 178 1.1%
Anderson 125 77 0.8%
Atchison 51 81 0.5%
Barber 129 82 0.8%
Barton 290 86 1.5%
Bourbon 28 3 0.1%
Brown 145 69 0.8%
Butler 293 506 3.2%
Chase 209 36 1.0%
Chautauqua 69 118 0.7%
Cherokee 102 31 0.5%
Cheyenne 100 0 0.4%
Clark 373 173 2.2%
Clay 92 134 0.9%
Cloud 160 78 0.9%
Coffey 249 74 1.3%
Comanche 79 74 0.6%
Cowley 204 249 1.8%
Crawford 20 36 0.2%
Decatur 60 0 0.2%
Dickinson 198 90 1.1%
Doniphan 22 62 0.3%
Douglas 88 48 0.5%
Edwards 208 19 0.9%
Elk 63 0 0.2%
Ellis 111 31 0.5%
Ellsworth 221 103 1.3%
Finney 138 41 0.7%
Ford 490 36 2.1%
Franklin 379 33 1.6%
Geary 93 25 0.4%
Gove 90 36 0.5%
Graham 61 0 0.2%
Grant 140 56 0.8%
Gray 105 24 0.5%
Greeley 75 0 0.3%
Greenwood 199 87 1.1%
Hamilton 99 0 0.4%
Harper 57 133 0.7%
Harvey 202 270 1.9%
Haskell 108 69 0.7%
Hodgeman 69 3 0.3%
Jackson 42 47 0.3%
Jefferson 77 64 0.5%
Jewell 66 0 0.2%
Johnson 255 115 1.5%
Kearny 125 11 0.5%
Kingman 247 208 1.8%
Kiowa 442 140 2.3%
Labette 77 2 0.3%
Lane 59 49 0.4%
Leavenworth 114 95 0.8%
Lincoln 252 14 1.0%
Linn 0 130 0.5%
Logan 75 37 0.4%
Lyon 187 84 1.1%
Marion 225 48 1.1%
Marshall 94 62 0.6%
McPherson 287 728 4.1%
Meade 399 120 2.1%
Miami 308 217 2.1%
Mitchell 54 0 0.2%
Montgomery 119 319 1.8%
Morris 25 63 0.3%
Morton 117 25 0.5%
Nemaha 78 40 0.4%
Neosho 19 88 0.4%
Ness 20 71 0.3%
Norton 62 0 0.2%
Osage 86 39 0.5%
Osborne 47 14 0.2%
Ottawa 213 139 1.4%
Pawnee 131 38 0.7%
Phillips 139 66 0.8%
Pottawatomie 129 2 0.5%
Pratt 297 159 1.8%
Rawlins 98 0 0.4%
Reno 539 673 4.9%
Republic 84 49 0.5%
Rice 395 345 3.0%
Riley 56 23 0.3%
Rooks 146 41 0.7%
Rush 131 30 0.6%
Russell 48 41 0.3%
Saline 50 183 0.9%
Scott 166 53 0.9%
Sedgwick 341 394 3.0%
Seward 227 176 1.6%
Shawnee 60 88 0.6%
Sheridan 61 0 0.2%
Sherman 53 36 0.3%
Smith 34 15 0.2%
Stafford 263 113 1.5%
Stanton 56 0 0.2%
Stevens 101 27 0.5%
Sumner 110 144 1.0%
Thomas 105 11 0.4%
Trego 123 31 0.6%
Wabaunsee 24 87 0.4%
Wallace 33 33 0.2%
Washington 340 176 2.1%
Wichita 51 4 0.2%
Wilson 61 86 0.6%
Woodson 1 37 0.1%
Wyandotte 71 158 0.9%
Totals 14,832 9,539 100%
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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 incidents where fire/explosion was the primary cause of failure, such as a house fire that subsequently resulted in - but was not caused by - a distribution line failure are excluded from 2004 onward. This exclusion has not been applied in years prior to 2004 due to difficulty in identifying these types of events with the older report formats.
  3. 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.
  4. The costs for incidents prior to 2008 are presented in 2008 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.
  5. 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 2008 dollars.
  6. Net Barrels Lost applies only to Liquid incidents and is the difference between Gross Barrels Spilled and Barrels Recovered.

Sources

  1. PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009
  2. PHMSA Gas Transmission Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009
  3. PHMSA Gas Distribution Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009
  4. Pipeline transmission mileage derived from the National Pipeline Mapping System - Feb 27, 2009
  5. Calendar year 2008 Gas Transmission Annual Report from pipeline operators. - October 19, 2008
  6. Calendar year 2008 Gas Distribution Annual Report from pipeline operators. - October 19, 2008

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