HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P.

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Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorHOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates36.12478, -96.00645

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

ON MARCH 22, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 850 CST, A REPORTABLE RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 BBLS OCCURRED ON THE TULSA 400 LINE WHILE SHIPPING DIESEL ON THE LINE. FIELD PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SITE, OBSERVED THE LEAK OCCURRING AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE CONTROL CENTER TO SHUT DOWN THE LINE. THE PIG-TRAP WAS THEN MANUALLY ISOLATED BY THE FIELD TECHNICIAN. NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AND OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION (AT 936 AND 945 CST, RESPECTIVELY). A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION WAS ON-SITE CONDUCTING A NON-RELATED INSPECTION WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. CLEAN UP WAS THEN IMMEDIATELY CONDUCTED OF THE CONTAMINATED GRAVEL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RELEASE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF AN O-RING FAILURE ON THE PIG-TRAP.

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.

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