ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.34847, -94.93894 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION 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 4/20/2021 AT 14:00 CST, AN ENTERPRISE PIPELINE OPERATOR AT TEXAS CITY CMS PUMP STATION DISCOVERED OIL COMING FROM BELOW GRADE. IN RESPONSE, OPERATOR CALLED HCC TO STOP THE MOVEMENT AND ISOLATE THE LINE. EXCAVATION CREW WAS THEN CALLED TO LOCATE THE LEAK. AT 11:49 CST ON 4/21/2021, NRC WAS CALLED DUE TO ANTICIPATION OF REPAIR AND CLEANUP COSTS EXCEEDING $50K. THIS LINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE FORMER CONNECTIONS WERE CAPPED. THE PUMP STATION WAS RETURNED TO ITS PREVIOUS LEVEL OF SERVICE AT 14:15 CST ON 5/9/2021. UPON INVESTIGATION AND RETURN OF A METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK RESULTED FROM INTERNAL CORROSION AT THE BOTTOM OF AN ELBOW, LIKELY DUE TO UNDERDEPOSIT CORROSION WITH MICROBIOLOGICAL INDUCED CORROSION (MIC) BEING A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. TO REDUCE RECURRENCE, STATION FLUSH PROCEDURES WERE UPDATED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LINES EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT USAGE. NRC: #1303173 AT 11:49 CST ON 4/21/2021 48 HR NRC: #1303295 AT 19:28 CST ON 4/22/2021.
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.