ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 7, 2024

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 7, 2024
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.75967, -96.14707

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$59,000
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON 12/7/2024 AT 8:00 AM CST ENTERPRISE PIPELINE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A CRUDE OIL RELEASE ON BYPASS PIPELINE AT SEALY STATION. THE LEAK WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED. APPROXIMATELY 2 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT INTERNAL CORROSION FROM MICROBIOLOGICAL GROWTH CAUSED THE CRUDE OIL RELEASE. THE BYPASS LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND PUT BACK INTO SERVICE."

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.

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