"TALLGRASS PONY EXPRESS PIPELINE, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 2, 2025
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 2, 2025 |
| Operator | "TALLGRASS PONY EXPRESS PIPELINE, LLC" |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.81760, -97.11572 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $139,082 |
| Emergency Response | $985,211 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JULY 2, 2025, TALLGRASS PERSONNEL OBSERVED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND DURING A STATION WALKTHROUGH AND A CALL WAS MADE TO THE TALLGRASS OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER (OCC) TO ISOLATE THE FACILITY FROM THE MAINLINE AND TO INITIATE THE INTERNAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES. THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE WAS NOT OBSERVED ON ANY OF THE ABOVEGROUND PIPING. STEPS WERE TAKEN TO PREVENT THE MIGRATION OF CRUDE OIL OFFSITE, THE OSRO WAS CONTACTED, AND AN EMERGENCY ONE CALL WAS PLACED IN PREPARATION FOR EXCAVATION TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE. EXCAVATION BEGAN AFTER THE OSRO ARRIVED ONSITE. THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE WAS FOUND TO BE ON THE UNDERGROUND 2
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.