SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

Incident Narrative

ON FEBRUARY 25 AT 12:21AM THE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED AN ALARM AT THE GOODRICH STATION. THE CONTROLLER DISPATCHED A PIPELINE TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GOODRICH STATION AT 2:07AM HE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS OIL ON THE GROUND AROUND THE BOOSTERS. THE BOOSTERS WERE SHUT DOWN AND THE MANIFOLD TANK VALVES WERE CLOSED AND ISOLATED FROM THE MAIN PIPELINE. ADDITIONAL CREWS ARRIVED AT 3:00AM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD MEET THE CRITERIA FOR IMMEDIATE TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION AND A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE NRC AT 3:02AM (NRC #1298932). THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM TANK 200 SUCTION LINE AND UPON DAYLIGHT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUDE GOT INTO A LOW AREA IN STATION AND MIGRATED OFF THE STATION PROPERTY ABOUT 25 YARDS. NO WATER WAS IMPACTED. CLEAN UP CREWS ARRIVED TO PICK UP ALL FREE PRODUCT AND REMOVE CONTAMINATED SOIL FOR REMEDIATION. APPROXIMATELY 174 BARRELS OF CRUDE WAS RELEASE DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. TANK 200 SUCTION LINE WAS HYDRO EXCAVATED TO EXPOSE THE LEAK POINT AND A PLIDCO CLAMP INSTALLED. ON FEBRUARY 26 AT 8:00AM A 48HR UPDATE TO THE NRC WAS MADE TO UPDATE THE GPS COORDINATES AND VOLUME RELEASED, (NRC # 1299038). TANK 200 SUCTION LINE IS STILL PURGED AND ISOLATED FROM THE SYSTEM UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. THE PIPELINE IS CURRENTLY BEING TREATED AND MONITORED VIA COUPONS. THE RELEASE OCCURRED ON THE 7 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE PIPE THAT WAS 12 FEET DEEP. THIS WAS A LOW SPOT ON THE PIPE.