BP PIPELINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 14, 2023
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 14, 2023 |
| Operator | BP PIPELINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC. |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.04114, -87.27856 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $4,170,797 |
| Emergency Response | $5,795,115 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"BETWEEN 23:29 AND 23:31 P.M. ON 2/14/23 THE TULSA CONTROL CENTER RECIEVED A NOTIFICATION THAT THERE WAS A DEVIATION ALARM AT MILE POST (MP) 348. THEN A POTENTIAL LEAK ALARM WAS RECEIVED AT 23:30:04 THE CONTROLLER ACKNOWLEDGED THE ALARM AND AT 23:30:44 STARTED TO SHUT DOWN THE LINE. ALL THE PUMPING UNITS WERE DOWN BY 23:31:43. FIELD CREWS IMMEDIATELY MOBILIZED AT 00:30AM ON 2/15/23 TO WALK THE LINE TO TRY AND LOCATE THE LEAK, THIS CONTINUED THROUGH 2/16/2023 AT 15:41PM. AT THAT TIME THE FIELD TEAM WALKING THE AREA ENCOUNTERED A LANDOWNER WHO NOTED HE SMELLED DIESEL YESTERDAY AND SMELLS GAS TODAY. THE TEAM THEN WENT TO THE AREA HE NOTED THE ODOR AND FOUND PUDDLES OF GASOLINE AND EVIDENCE OF FRESH EXCAVATOR TRACKS AND DIGGING ACTIVITIES. THE LOCATION IS BETWEEN MP 343 AND 344 AT (37.041139, -87.278556). PIPELINE MARKERS WERE VISIBLE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF WHERE THE EXCAVATOR WAS WORKING, AND LANDOWNER SAID THEY WERE DIGGING THURSDAY OR FRIDAY OF THE PRIOR WEEK TO THE RELEASE. THE EXCAVATOR DIDN'T CALL ONE CALL PRIOR TO DIGGING ON FEBRUARY 9TH OR 10TH. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES ARE ONGOING."
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.