ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

gas_transmission Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_transmission

Location

State
Coordinates28.45657, -96.38134

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

1 PM NOTIFIED BY GAS CONTROL POSSIBLE LEAK ON ""TOMCAT PLATFORM"". DETERMINED THAT ST135 WAS PROBABLE SITE FROM DIRECTIONS. DISPACHED ENTERPRISE EMPLOYEE WORKING AT MI622 TO SCENE BY HELICOPTER. EMPLOYEE DETERMINED WE HAD A CONDENSATE SPILL OF 10-15 GALLONS FROM PIG LAUNCHER ON PLATFORM. LAUNCHER WAS ISOLATED AND BLOWNDOWN AT 1:40 PM. GLO AND COAST GUARD ADVISED NO CLEAN-UP OR USE OF DISPERSANT, LET FILM EVAPORATE. NO RECOVERY, ESTIMATED LOSS AT 10-15 GALLONS OF CONDENSATE. RELEASE WAS DUE TO A FAILED O-RING ON THE PIG TRAP. O-RING WAS REPLACED. THIS IS AN INTERSTATE GATHERING LINE. THERE IS NO HCA OR PIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PIPELINE. I ENTERED 1 BECAUSE 0 IS NOT EXCEPTED.

About This Pipeline Incident

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