ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — June 28, 2012
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 28, 2012 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.29829, -95.94915 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | "DESIGN-, CONSTRUCTION-, INSTALLATION-, OR FABRICATION-RELATED" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $150,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"LANDOWNER IN WHARTON COUNTY DICOVERED LEAK ON PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY,LANDOWNER NOTIFIED CONTRACT PERSONNEL WORKING ON ROW,CONTRACTOR CONTACTED ENTERPRISE PERSONEL AT 8:25 AM. ENTERPRISE PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SITE AND DISCOVERED A SMALL LEAK AND VERIFIED THE LEAK TO BE ON OUR 24"" PIPELINE AT APPROXIMATELY 9:55 AM. GAS CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT-IN AND BLOWN DOWN AT 10:45 AM. NRC AND RAILROAD COMMISSION WERE NOTIFIED. AFTER EXCAVATION, THE PIPELINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE GIRTH WELD. THE SECTION WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR METALLURGICAL TESTING. THE REPAIR COST AFTER EXCAVATION WAS FOUND TO EXCEED 50,000. METALLURGICAL TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. PLEASE SEE THE ATACHED METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS. ILI DATA WAS REVIEWED BY INTEGRITY TO DETERMINE IF SIMILAR CRACKING WAS PRESENT IN OTHER JOINTS. THEIR REVIEW OF THE ILI DATA INDICATED CRACKING DID NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT."
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.