SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.57548, -100.38314 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| 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 03/31/21 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:40PM THE CONTROL CENTER GOT A CALL FROM A LANDOWNER STATING THAT WHILE HE WAS PLOWING HIS FIELD THAT HE STRUCK OUR PIPELINE AND THE CRUDE OIL WAS COMING OUT. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE SECTION OF PIPE THAT WAS STRUCK WAS ISOLATED BY VALVES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM. REPORTING CRITERIA OF MORE THAN 5 GALLONS RELEASED WAS MET AND A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE TXRRC AT 4:37PM, INCIDENT #2401. AT 4:50PM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IMMEDIATE REPORTING CRITERIA WOULD BE MET, AND A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE NRC AT 5:05PM, NRC #1301708. A 48HR UPDATE CALL WAS PLACE TO THE NRC ON 4/1/21 AT 11:36AM NRC #1301751 TO UPDATE GPS COORDINATES AND VOLUME RELEASED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SEVERAL JOINTS OF PIPE NEEDED TO REPLACED TO BE ABLE TO LOWER THE PIPE TO A SAFE DEPTH. THE FAILED JOINT ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS WERE REMOVED AND NEW PIPE WAS INSTALLED. THE NEW PIPE WAS HYDROTESTED ON SITE BEFORE INSTALLATION. THE NEW PIPE WAS INSTALLED AT A DEPTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH CFR 195 AND IS SAFE FROM DAMAGE FROM PLOWING. THE LINE WAS PACKED AND RESTARTED SATURDAY 4/3/21 @ 10:40AM. ALL CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR OFFSITE REMEDIATION AND NEW SOIL WAS USED FOR BACKFILLING.
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.