Intermountain Gas 210712-15 Pocatello

Idaho PUC Pipeline Safety Inspection Summary
Inspector(s): Ulmer/Perkins/Brooks I Date(s): IJul 12-15, 2021
Company/Owner: I Intermountain Gas Company Unit/OPID: I Pocatello
Inspection Type &Time (1 day, 0.5 day) Total Inspection Days:1 10
Standard: 5.5 Construction: F-3] Training: (T)(D)Integrity Management: Incident:
M/M: = Follow-up: OQ: 1.5 Damage Prevention: El D&A:
Inspection Summary
Audit consisted of inspecting field installed equipment and operator qualification for the Pocatello, Idaho
inspection units. Records and procedures for all Idaho Intermountain Gas Units were inspected virtually in
March 2021 at the Intermountain Gas Company(IGC) headquarters in Boise, Idaho.
July 12, 2021: (1.5 Construction, .5 OQ)
Observed a KV Utilities crew, line locating, potholing and equipment staging in preparation of installing a new
service line at 865 W Bridge St. in Blackfoot, ID.
July 13-14, 2021: (3.5 Standard, .5 OQ)
Traveled to Pocatello and met with IGC company representatives in the Pocatello district office for in-brief and
to begin field audit.
Regulator Stations/Odorizers 60030, 60031, 60034, 60035, 60036, 60037, 60038, 60069, 60070, 60071, 60072,
60077, 60084, 60085, 60117, 60122, 60124 and 60126 were inspected for proper operating parameters,
regulator lock-up, relief device operation, cathodic protection pipe-to-soil readings, pipe-to soil interface wrap
protection,station warning signs and right-of-way clearances. Nineteen casing-to-carrier isolation checks, four
Nineteen casing-to-carrier isolation checks, four cathodic protection rectifiers, one pipeline patrols, and ten
emergency isolation valves were checked for proper operation.
An IPUC Form 3 (exit interview) was performed following the district inspection with James Murphy(District
Manager), Phillip Colborn (Operations Manager), Colleen Villegas (Compliance Audit Specialist), Kelly Crystal
(Cathodic Technician) Jeremy DeGiulio (Valve Maintenance) and Sherm Schmidt (Meter Inspector) of
Intermountain Gas Company.
Observations:
Casing: 667-00-401 had log leaning on it causing stress on the pipe.
Casing: 667-01-703 needed carsonite replaced.
Reg Station: 60122 needs protection (barriers)to prevent damage from farm equipment.
July 15,2021: (1.5 Construction, .5 OQ)
Observed IGC crew members purging, removing, and replacing 4" relief line on an HPSS at manufacturing
facility.
IPUC Form 1

Idaho PUC Pipeline Safety Inspection Summary
July 19, 2021: (2 Standard Post)
Completed forms and typed report.
Attached:
IPUC Form 1, Inspection Summary
IPUC Form 3, Exit Interview
IPUC Form 4, Construction Inspection
IPUC Field Equipment Status Worksheets
PHMSA Form 2, Standard Inspection of a Gas Distribution Operator(IA Version)
PHMSA Form 15 OQ Field
Corrective Action Required: Yes X Na
Follow-up Required: by(date):in 2022 Yes X No
Inspector (Lead): Date:
Bruce Perkin 19-Jul-21
Reviewer: Date:
IPUC Form 1