ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

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Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.76510, -95.14480

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

ON 9/25/2021, AT 10:30 AM, OPERATIONS DISCOVERED CRUDE IN THE PHASE 3 MANIFOLD AT APPELT TERMINAL. THE MANIFOLD WAS ALREADY ISOLATED AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERY. FIELD EXAMINATION DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED DUE TO UNDER DEPOSIT INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE PIPE. A B SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE PIPE. AT 12:20 PM, ENTERPRISE DETERMINED THAT MORE THAN 5 GALLONS OF CRUDE WAS RELEASED, AND THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED $50K. THE TRRC AND NRC WERE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED. 48 HOUR UPDATE NRC REPORT NUMBER: 1317928

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.

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