MAGELLAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 21, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 21, 2020 |
| Operator | MAGELLAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.79299, -95.28050 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $100 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 9:00 ON 12/21/20 MAGELLAN OPERATIONS PERSONNEL NOTICED PRODUCT DRIPPING FROM A 24"" GATE VALVE AT THE CRUDE MANIFOLD WITHIN MAGELLAN'S EAST HOUSTON FACILITY. RELATED PIPELINE MOVEMENTS WERE SHUT DOWN, THE AREA WAS ISOLATED AND CLEANUP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PACKING HAD LOST PRESSURE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND WAS ALLOWING PRODUCT TO LEAK BY. THE VALVE WAS REPACKED AND PLACED BACK IN SERVICE. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL(1/26/2021) UPDATE: PART A 9: CORRECTION VOLUME RELEASE TO 0.60 BBLS
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.