"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 11, 2023
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 11, 2023 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.00045, -96.67383 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $300,000 |
| Emergency Response | $260,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 15:48 ON OCTOBER 11TH, OPERATIONS CONTROL RECEIVED A CPM RUPTURE ALARM ON THE EL DORADO TO KANSAS CITY #6-10"" PIPELINE AND INITIATED A CODE RED. THE CONTROLLER IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN EL DORADO UNIT #2, CLOSED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM ROVS, AND THEN CONTACTED LOCAL OPERATIONS TO NOTIFY PERSONNEL OF THE RELEASE EVENT. AT 15:49, MAGELLAN WAS NOTIFIED BY THE LANDOWNER THAT HE STRUCK A PIPELINE WHILE DREDGING AN EMPTY POND. LOCAL PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE AREA AND CLOSED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM MANUAL VALVES, FURTHER ISOLATING THE SEGMENT. CLEAN-UP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED. AFTER DRAIN-UP ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED ON THE PIPELINE, THE DAMAGED PIPE SECTION WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PRE-TESTED PIPE. THE LINE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS ON THE AFTERNOON OF 10/14/2023. TO PREVENT A RE-OCCURRENCE, THE LANDOWNER WAS INFORMED OF STATE ONE CALL LAWS AND VERIFIED THERE ARE NO PLANS TO DREDGE OTHER PONDS IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY."
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.