ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.51864, -95.11035 |
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 6/3/2021 AT 16:40, ENTERPRISE WAS NOTIFIED OF BUBBLING ON THE PIPELINE ROW WHERE SM102 AND OTHER PIPELINES ARE LOCATED. A TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED AND CONFIRMED LELS WERE PRESENT. ON 6/4/21, ENTERPRISE BEGAN EXCAVATING THE SITE AND IDENTIFIED THAT THE LEAK WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE FLANGED CONNECTIONS OF A BURIED VALVE. ON 6/5/21 THE BURIED SM102 VALVE SITE WAS EXPOSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED AT 10:15 THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED $50K. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN, ISOLATED, AND PURGED TO PREPARE FOR THE VALVE TO BE REPLACED. DURING REMOVAL OF THE VALVE, IT WAS WITNESSED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE FLANGES WERE LOOSE AND NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE GASKETS. THE NEW VALVE WAS INSTALLED AND TORQUED PROPERLY. THE RRC WAS NOTIFIED ON 6/5/2021 AT 10:55, INCIDENT #2425 48-HOUR UPDATE TO NRC PERFORMED ON 6/7/2021 AT 09:04 - NRC#1307046
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.