CENTURION PIPELINE L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorCENTURION PIPELINE L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.79297, -102.39293

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ON JUNE 19, 2022, A THIRD PARTY NOTIFIED CENTURION PIPELINE, L.P. ON THE TERRELL TO CAPROCK SEGMENT NEAR ODESSA, TEXAS IN ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS. CPL'S EMPLOYEE ARRIVED ON SITE AT 2:00PM AND CONFIRMED A LEAK ON THE TERRELL TO CAPROCK SEGMENT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF CPL'S TERRELL STATION. CPL ISOLATED THE LEAK BY TURNING OFF THE LACT UNITS ON THE TERRELL TO CAPROCK SEGMENT. CPL REPORTED THE LEAK TO TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION (TRRC) AT 02:26PM. ONE (1) BARREL OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED AND RECOVERED. NO INJURIES, FATALITIES OR FIRES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ANTICIPATED COMPLETION OF BACKFILL IS JULY 26TH, 2022. THE ROOT CAUSE FAILURE ANALYSIS IS ONGOING. THE RESULTING INFORMATION RELATED TO THE CAUSE, PREVENTATIVE AND MITIGATIVE MEASURES (P&M), AND UPDATE TO COSTS, IF APPLICABLE WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FILED ON AUGUST 16, 2022: CORRECTED PARTS C.3G. AND E.2. TO REFLECT ACCURATE INFORMATION. CPL DETERMINED THAT ROCK DEBRIS SHIELDED THE CATHODIC PROTECTION (CP) WHICH CAUSED EXTERNAL CORROSION AND SCALE BUILDUP. THE SCALE BUILDUP ON THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER (OD) FURTHER SHIELDED THE CP AND EXACERBATED THE EXTERNAL CORROSION DAMAGE. DURING THE BACKFILL OF THE PERMANENT REPAIR, THE ROCK DEBRIS WAS REMOVED AND NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED.

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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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