ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.58591, -96.91832 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION 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
ON 2/23/2021 AT 16:00, ENTERPRISE WAS NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLE LEAK ON THE L67 PIPELINE. AT 16:09, THE PIPELINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED. AT 17:10, A TECHNICIAN ARRIVED TO THE SITE AND CONFIRMED THE LEAK WAS ON LINE L67. AT 17:45, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WOULD MEET NRC REPORTING CRITERIA BASED ON ANTICIPATED COST TO REPAIR THE PIPELINE. THE LEAK SITE WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED WITH A NEW 900-FOOT SECTION OF PIPELINE ON 2/28/2021. THE NEW SECTION OF PIPELINE REPLACEMENT INCLUDES THE LEAK FILED ON PHMSA ACCIDENT REPORT #20210030-34849 ON 1/15/2021. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS DETERMINED THE PIPE HAS A PINHOLE PERFORATION THAT RESULTED FROM EXTERNAL PITTING CORROSION. AN AREA WITH DAMAGED COATING ADJACENT TO 6 O'CLOCK POSITION DEVELOPED A PIT, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY PROGRESSED INTO A PINHOLE. MATERIAL LOSS FROM THE EXTERNAL PITTING CORROSION WAS OBSERVED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE LEAK, WHICH WAS LOCALIZED. THE EXTERNAL CORROSION DEPOSITS PRIMARILY CONTAINED IRON OXIDES AND IRON CARBONATE INDICATING THAT THE PIPE EXTERNAL AT THE LEAK WAS EXPOSED TO WATER OR MOISTURE. PART E 2 MOP PRESSURE UPDATED. THE RRC WAS NOTIFIED ON 2/23/2021 AT 18:00, INCIDENT # 2373 48-HOUR UPDATE TO NRC PERFORMED ON 2/25/2021 AT 14:29 - 1298995.
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.