PERMIAN EXPRESS PARTNERS LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PERMIAN EXPRESS PARTNERS LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.53182, -100.83005 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON 12/15/23 AT APPROXIMATELY 05:15, LOCAL FIELD PIPELINE OPERATIONS PERSONNEL NOTIFIED THE CONTROL CENTER AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT OF A POTENTIAL RELEASE INSIDE THE COLORADO CITY STATION. THE PE2 LINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN, BLOCKED IN AND ISOLATED. THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM 20-INCH STATION PIPING. APPROXIMATELY 181 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. THE CRUDE OIL MIGRATED OFFSITE AND IMPACTED NEARBY SULPHUR CREEK AND A PRIVATE LIVESTOCK POND. OSROS REMOVED FREE PRODUCT AND CONTAMINATED SOIL. THE PIPE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEAD LEG SUCTION LINE PIPING ASSOCIATED WITH MAINLINE PUMPS THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED PREVIOUSLY. THE FAILED PIPING WAS REMOVED AND THE MAINLINE RESTARTED ON 12/16/2023. THE FAILED PIPING WAS SENT TO 3RD PARTY LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: RESULTS FROM THE THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS AT THE 6:00 O'CLOCK POSITION AND WAS CAUSED BY INTERNAL CORROSION WITH PIT IN PIT MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERISTIC OF MICROBIAL INDUCED INTERNAL CORROSION. CORROSION DEPOSIT ANALYSIS ALSO SUPPORTED A MICROBIAL INDUCED INTERNAL CORROSION CAUSE. TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE, OPERATIONS IS INCREMENTALLY REMOVING DEAD-LEG FACILITY PIPING, INTERMITTENTLY FLUSHING LOW FLOW FACILITY PIPING LINES TO PREVENT CORROSION PITTING AND ENHANCING THE CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROGRAM.
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.