PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.67397, -103.75598 |
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
APPROXIMATELY 0.4 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM A NIPPLE AT HWY 285 CENTRAL STATION. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (PART A Q4) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED, AS IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE INCIDENT LOCATION HAD BEEN VISITED AND CONFIRMED THAT CRUDE OIL WAS NOT BEING RELEASED. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE EQUIPMENT FAILURE OF THE NIPPLE UNDER THE TRV ON BOOSTER PUMP 330 DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. TO PREVENT FUTURE RELEASES, PLAINS SHORTENED THE LENGTH OF THE TRV ASSOCIATED SMALL BORE PIPING TO REDUCE WEIGHT, AND ADDED SUPPORTS TO MINIMIZE VIBRATION; PIPING WAS CHANGED FROM CARBON STEEL TO STAINLESS STEEL. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: UPDATE APPLIED TO THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE SUB-CAUSE IN PART G6. REGARDING THE 0.4 BARRELS RELEASED, IMPACTED GRAVEL/ROCK WAS EXCAVATED, BLENDED, AND AERATED FOR USE AS BACKFILL MATERIAL AT THE FACILITY.
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.