DEW POINT MIDSTREAM, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | DEW POINT MIDSTREAM, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.36991, -103.67267 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
PLANT OPERATOR WAS NOTIFIED OF POSSIBLE LEAK AT APPROXIMATELY 14:20 2/26/2022. PLANT OPERATOR NOTIFIED HSE AND DESCRIBED THE LEAK AS BEING ON PLANT PIPE AND THE PLANT DECIDED TO BLOCK IN THE PIPELINE AT THE FIRST BLOCK VALVE. I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED AT 15:37 THAT THE LEAK WAS BEFORE THE PIPE REACHED THE PIG LAUNCHER. AT 16:25 I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE LEAK WAS JUST PAST THE PIG LAUNCHER BUT STILL INSIDE THE PLANT FENCE. ONCE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE LEAK WAS ON A PIPELINE, I MADE NOTIFICATIONS TO THE TEXAS RRC AND NRC AND THE PLANT OPERATORS HAD ALREADY BLOCKED IN THE PIPELINE THAT WAS LEAKING. ONCE THE PIPELINE WAS EXPOSED,A PIN HOLE WAS DISCOVERED AND DUE TO EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION AND THE VICINITY OF THE LEAK TO SUPPORTS, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET OF PIPE. THE PIPE WITH THE PIN HOLE WAS SENT TO PERMIAN BASIN METALLURGICAL LABORATORIES FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS OF THE METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS SHOWED MICROBIALLY INDUCED CORROSION (MIC). THE DEW POINT NGL LINE HAS A CLOSE INTERVAL SURVEY (CIS) SCHEDULED TO START MAY 23. THE RESULTS OF THE CIS WILL DETERMINE IF ANY FURTHER INSPECTIONS WILL BE SCHEDULED.
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.