"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 28, 2025
Incident Information
| Incident Date | November 28, 2025 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.56437, -104.06596 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $127,000 |
| Emergency Response | $30,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
"ON 11/28/25 OPERATIONS CONTROL RECEIVED A HIGH SUMP LEVEL ALARM. UPON RECEIVING THE ALARM OPERATIONS CONTROL INITIATED A SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED THE LOWLAND PUMP STATION. FIELD PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED AND DISPATCHED TO THE SITE FOR INVESTIGATION. ONCE FIELD PERSONNEL WERE ON SITE, THEY DISCOVERED A 1"" THREADED NIPPLE ON THE BALANCE LINE OF THE MAINLINE UNIT #1 PUMP HAD BEEN LEAKING PRODUCT. CLEANUP EFFORTS WERE CONDUCTED BY BOTH LOCAL FIELD PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS TO DISPOSE OF IMPACTED SOIL AND GRAVEL APPROPRIATELY. UNIT #1 PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PUMP AND IS EQUIPPED WITH STAINLESS STEEL TUBING INSTEAD OF CARBON STEEL. FIELD PERSONNEL OBSERVED A CRACK IN THE NIPPLE UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE REMOVED PUMP. THE CRACKED NIPPLE HAS BEEN SENT OFF FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE RESULTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND A CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED."
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.