ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.83041, -96.45578 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT 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
ON 11/5/2021 AT 11:16 CT AN ENTERPRISE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED AT COLBERT PUMP STATION IN RESPONSE TO A POWER OUTAGE AND IDENTIFIED PRODUCT COMING OUT OF THE STATION SUMP VENT PIPING. IN RESPONSE THE TECHNICIAN STOPPED THE LEAK BY ISOLATING THE SUMP AND PLACING ABSORBENT PADS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. APPROXIMATELY 0.5 BARRELS OF CRUDE WERE RELEASED FROM THE VENT PIPING. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT A THERMAL RELIEF VALVE DID NOT RESET AFTER RELIEVING TO THE SUMP. THE THERMAL RELIEF VALVE WAS REPLACED FOLLOWING THE SPILL AND SOIL HAS BEEN REMEDIATED.
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.