"COUNTRYMARK REFINING AND LOGISTICS, LLC"

hazardous_liquid Incident, , December 29, 2025

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 29, 2025
Operator"COUNTRYMARK REFINING AND LOGISTICS, LLC"
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates38.51433, -88.51433

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseTHREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$1,272
Emergency Response$93,296
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON DECEMBER 29, 2025 AT 0139 CST, THE PIPELINE CONTROLLER ON SHIFT NOTICED THAT THE ENFIELD TL METER DID NOT MATCH THE OUTGOING METER AT JOHNSONVILLE STATION. THE PIPELINE CONTROLLER BEGAN PULLING TRENDS OF FLOW AND PRESSURE ON THE JOHNSONVILLE TO MT. VERNON PIPELINE AND NOTICED IT WAS STARTING TO BECOME SHORT AT ENFIELD. AT 0143 CST, THE PIPELINE CONTROLLER MADE THE DECISION TO SHUT DOWN THE JOHNSONVILLE TO MV PIPELINE AND START ISOLATING SEGMENTS BY CLOSING MOVS ON THE LINE. THE PIPELINE CONTROLLER MONITORED PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS ON THE SEGMENTS AS HE PULLED MORE TRENDS TO HELP HIM DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE SHORT WAS. AT 0157 CST, THE PIPELINE CONTROLLER CALLED THE PIPELINE AND TERMINALS MANAGER TO DISCUSS THAT HE HAS SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE DUE TO A SHORT HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN. TRENDS WERE DISCUSSED AND POTENTIAL AREAS WE NEEDED TO GET PEOPLE DISPATCHED TO. AT 0214 CST, THE DIRECTOR OF PIPELINE MAINTENANCE (QI & INCIDENT COMMANDER) WAS CALLED BY THE PIPELINE CONTROLLER, AND THEY DISCUSSED THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL LEAK ON THE JOHNSONVILLE TO MV PIPELINE. THE INCIDENT COMMANDER STARTED DISPATCHING FIELD MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AFTER THE PHONE CONVERSATION. AT 0219 CST, THE GAUGER FOR THE JOHNSONVILLE AND ENFIELD STATIONS WAS CALLED BY THE PIPELINE CONTROLLER AND TOLD TO START AT JOHNSONVILLE AND CHECK THE STATION FOR ANY ISSUES THAT COULD LEAD TO THE PIPELINE SHOWING A SHORT. THE INCIDENT COMMANDER HAD HIS FIELD PERSONNEL STARTING AT ENFIELD AND WORKING TOWARDS JOHNSONVILLE. AT 0251 CST, THE GAUGER ARRIVED AT THE STATION AND FOUND THAT A BRAIDED HOSE HAD FAILED AND HAD SPRAYED OIL ON THE STATION AND DOWNWIND AREA. HE CALLED THE INCIDENT COMMANDER TO NOTIFY HIM. THE INCIDENT COMMANDER STARTED CALLING ALL FIELD PERSONNEL TO GO TO JOHNSONVILLE. THE INCIDENT COMMANDER CALLED THE PIPELINE CONTROL ROOM AND NOTIFIED THEM THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RELEASE AT JOHNSONVILLE STATION. THE FAILED CONNECTION IS CURRENTLY AT ALAB UNDERGOING FAILURE ANALYSIS AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS (RCA) IS ALSO UNDERWAY. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED WHEN THE RCA IS COMPLETE."

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