ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.75860, -96.14760 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON 6/10/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 04:00, AN ENTERPRISE OPERATOR DISCOVERED CRUDE BENEATH LID C129 MANIFOLD PIPING AT SEALY STATION. THE OPERATOR PROCEEDED TO PLACE A CATCH BASIN UNDER THE LEAK AND THE LINE WAS ISOLATED. THE TRRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 5:12 ONCE THE VOLUME WAS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED 5 GALLONS. AT 16:10, ENTERPRISE ESTIMATED THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED $50K AND THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED. THE LEAKING WELD WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED. THE CUT OUT SEGMENT HAS BEEN SENT TO A LAB AND ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT A PINHOLE WAS FORMED AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE THE LINE WILL BE FLUSHED ON A QUARTERLY INTERVAL BASIS. TRRC INCIDENT # 2430 48 HOUR UPDATE NRC REPORT NUMBER: 1307558
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.