PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.99143, -102.44596 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| 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 33.4 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM THE 2 INCH BALL VALVE ON THE BARREL OF THE PROVER. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (PART A Q4) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASES COULD HAVE STARTED, AS IT WAS THE TIME THAT THE LINE SEGMENT HAD BEEN STARTED. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF COLD TEMPERATURES. WATER CONTAINED IN THE BODY OF THE VALVE BALL EXPANDED INTO ICE AS TEMPERATURES DROPPED; THE EXPANSION RESULTED IN THE SPLITTING OF A GASKET INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE. TO PREVENT FUTURE RELEASES, PLAINS IS DEVELOPING A PROCESS TO ADDRESS PROLONGED FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
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.