ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 17, 2024
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 17, 2024 |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.07108, -103.22216 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $710 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 01/17/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00, A THIRD PARTY OPERATOR DISCOVERED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND AT HALCON STATION AND NOTIFIED LOCAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. UPON ARRIVAL PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A UNION HAD FAILED ON THE 3/8-INCH STAINLESS STEEL INHIBITOR INJECTION TUBING. THE FAILED UNION CAUSED THE INLINE CHECK VALVE TO MALFUNCTION WHICH ALLOWED CRUDE OIL TO FEED INTO THE 3/8-INCH LINE AND ULTIMATELY BE RELEASED TO THE GROUND VIA THE FAILED UNION. PERSONNEL CLOSED THE 1-INCH VALVE TO ISOLATE THE TUBING TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL PRODUCT FROM BEING RELEASED. THE FAILED UNION APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN OVER TORQUED WHEN INSTALLED. APPROXIMATELY 3 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. CLEANUP CONTRACTORS WERE MOBILIZED TO RECOVER ALL FREE PRODUCT AND BEGIN REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY REMOVING JOINTS AND INSTALLING A SOLID PIECE OF TUBING. MECHANICS USED GO-NO-GO WHEN INSTALLING SOLID PIECE OF PIPING TO ENSURE FITTINGS WERE NOT OVER OR UNDER TORQUED. TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE, OPERATIONS PLANS ON MOVING CHEMICAL PUMPS CLOSER TO THE PIPELINE TO MINIMIZE THE TUBING LENGTH AND ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR UNION FITTINGS BETWEEN PUMP AND INJECTION POINT."
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.