ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates32.08968, -102.13816

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

ON 11/21/2022 AT 7:30 AM CST, ENTERPRISE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED FAILED AIR ELIMINATOR ON COWDEN STATION METER SKID. 4.5 BARRELS OF OIL REACHED THE GROUND. THE LEAK WAS ISOLATED AND SOIL REMEDIATED. THE AIR ELIMINATOR DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF DEBRIS PREVENTING PROPER SEAL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE AIR ELIMINATOR WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED AND VALVE WAS PLUGGED.

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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