"ENLINK PERMIAN, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 19, 2025
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 19, 2025 |
| Operator | "ENLINK PERMIAN, LLC" |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.29853, -103.67742 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $20 |
| Emergency Response | $1,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 4:10 PCC RECEIVED A CALL FROM A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR ABOUT A POTENTIAL LEAK AT RAPTOR STATION. PCC BEGAN TO TREND DATA AND NOTICED A DROP IN PRESSURE THEN NOTIFIED THE LOCAL OPERATOR. OPERATOR ASKED PCC TO SHUT IN THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM VALVES AND TO SHUT DOWN THE STATION. OPERATOR ARRIVED ON SITE AT 6:30 AND BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE THE RELEASE. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A BROKEN THREADED NIPPLE FITTING OFF THE TRANSMITTER. ONCE PUMP WAS ISOLATED AND BLOCKED IN THE OPERATOR REMOVED THE BROKEN NIPPLE AND INSTALLED A NEW NIPPLE. THE TRANSMITTER WAS REINSTALLED ON THE NEW NIPPLE AND THE STATION PLACED BACK INTO NORMAL OPERATIONS AT 7:00. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE RELEASE WAS THE RESULT OF VIBRATION DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF THE PUMP. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, OPERATIONS IS IN THE PROCESS OF RELOCATING TRANSMITTERS FROM THE PIPE TO A NEARBY SETTING. A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE FINAL INVOICES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. SUPPLEMENTAL- UPDATED COST ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AND UPDATED IN PART D OF THE REPORT."
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.