ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 12, 2025
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 12, 2025 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.61131, -95.18556 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $392,721 |
| Emergency Response | $315,136 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 8/12/2025 AT 9:03 AM CST ENTERPRISE PIPELINE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A CRUDE RELEASE ON FACILITY PIPING AT ECHO STATION. THE LEAK WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED. APPROXIMATELY 3,900 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED WITH REMEDIATION COMPLETED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A COMBINATION OF INTERNAL CORROSION AND INCORRECT CONTROLLER ACTION CAUSED THE CRUDE OIL RELEASE. IN REFERENCE TO CONTROL ROOM INVESTIGATION, CONTROLLERS WERE RETRAINED ON LOCAL OPERATIONS AT ECHO STATION. THE LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH ABOVE GROUND PIPING AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS."
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.