SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.61861, -94.96991 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| 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 2/18/23 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:18, A COMPANY EMPLOYEE DISCOVERED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND AT GOODRICH STATION AROUND THE TANK BOOSTER PUMP AREA. LINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND VALVES WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE AREA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RELEASE WAS COMING FROM TANK 300 TRANSFER LINE. THE TANK LINE WAS ISOLATED AND STATION WAS CONFIGURED TO ALLOW RESTART OF THE MAINLINE AT 9:54 ON THE SAME DAY. APPROXIMATELY 30 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED AND CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED. UPON EXCAVATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF SUBSURFACE SUPPORT AT A BUTT WELD ON THE BOOSTER PUMP PIPING. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS LACK OF SUPPORT ALLOWED VIBRATION OVER TIME THAT CAUSED THE WELD TO FAIL. THE PIPING TO THE BOOSTER PUMP WAS NO LONGER NECESSARY IN CURRENT OPERATING FORMAT SO THE PIPING WAS REMOVED. ONE END WAS BLINDED OFF AT AN ABOVEGROUND VALVE AND THE OTHER END WAS CONNECTED TO A T FITTING. THE T FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A 90 DEGREE FITTING TO FACILITATE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE TANK 300 LINE TO A STILL OPERATIONAL SEPARATE BOOSTER PUMP.
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.