ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 8, 2022

Incident Information

Incident DateAugust 8, 2022
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates35.94080, -96.74868

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseOTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$5,000
Emergency Response$300,000
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

ON 8/8/2022 AT 12:41 AN ENTERPRISE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED A CRUDE OIL LEAK ON THE S1 PROVER AT CUSHING EAST TERMINAL. IN RESPONSE THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED LOCAL CONTROL CENTER TO STOP THE MOVEMENT AND ISOLATED THE PROVER. APPROXIMATELY 10 BARRELS OF OIL REACHED THE GROUND WITH NO OFF-SITE IMPACT. INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE PROVER SHAFT FAILED DUE TO A BENDING OVERLOAD. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE DETERMINED REGARDING THE SOURCE OF OVERLOAD. THE SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND PROVER HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NRC#: 1343875 ON 08/08/2022 AT 13:39 CDST 48HR NRC#: 1344028 ON 08/10/2022 AT 08:31 CDST

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.

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