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CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO

gas_transmission Incident — — December 31, 2019

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 31, 2019
OperatorCHEVRON PIPE LINE CO
CommodityNATURAL GAS
Pipeline Typegas_transmission

Location

State
Coordinates29.66552, -91.25472

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$320,000
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$307,035

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Incident Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 1450 CDT A PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFIED CHEVRON PIPE LINE CONTROL CENTER OF BUBBLES IN A SHALLOW DITCH. CHEVRON PIPE LINE ROUTED AN EMPLOYEE TO INVESTIGATE WHERE THEY FOUND A LEAK HAD OCCURRED ON THE 30"" FLOODWAY TRUNKLINE. THIS IS DEAD LEG LINE THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED ON THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR ABANDONMENT IN 2021 AND CHEVRON PIPE LINE IS EVALUATING HOW TO MOVE SCHEDULE UP TO ABANDON. AFTER DIGGING UP THE LINE TO EVALUATE AND REPAIR IT WAS FOUND THAT INTERNAL CORROSION WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE RELEASE. IN DECEMBER 2020 THIS LINE WAS FLUSHED AND WASHED TO PROPERLY ABANDON THIS ASSET PER REGULATIONS.

About This Pipeline Incident

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