"MAGELLAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident, , January 29, 2026
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 29, 2026 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.42663, -102.37149 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | TEMPERATURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $2,000 |
| Emergency Response | $2,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 8:54 AM ON JANUARY 29, 2026, AN ONSITE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED A LEAKING VALVE DURING A ROUTINE FACILITY INSPECTION. THE AREA SUPERVISOR AND LOCAL OPERATIONS TEAM WERE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. THE RELEASE WAS MANAGED BY PLACING ABSORBENT PADS AROUND THE CONCRETE CONTAINMENT TO PREVENT OVERFILL AND SAFEGUARD THE SURROUNDING SOIL. WHEN THE VAC TRUCK ARRIVED, THE CONTAINMENT AREA WAS PUMPED OUT AND TREATED WITH MICRO-BLAZE, ALLOWING SAFE ACCESS FOR REPAIR ACTIVITIES. THE FAILURE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE RESULTED FROM EXPANSION CAUSED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE DAMAGED VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH AN IN-KIND COMPONENT, AND ALL ASSOCIATED BOLTING, FLANGES, AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW MATERIALS. AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE MOVING FORWARD, THE TEAM WILL RETROFIT THE EXISTING BLIND FLANGES TO ACCOMMODATE THREADED FITTINGS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY DURING WINTERIZATION. ALTHOUGH THE DRAIN VALVE SECTIONS WERE WINTERIZED, WATER ACCUMULATION CAN STILL BE COMMON IN LOW POINT AREAS. TO HELP PREVENT RE-OCCURRENCE, MORE FREQUENT FLUSHING OF THE RELIEF LINES WILL BE DONE TO HELP MINIMIZE WATER BUILD UP OVER TIME."
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.