ORYX DELAWARE OIL TRANSPORT LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 3, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | November 3, 2020 |
| Operator | ORYX DELAWARE OIL TRANSPORT LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.36701, -103.44287 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $68,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 A 3RD PARTY PRODUCER NOTIFIED ORYX MIDSTREAM SERVICES OF A LEAK ON THE PIPELINE SYSTEM. OPERATORS WERE IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK AND ARRIVED AT 1020. THE LEAK WAS FOUND ON A MAINLINE GATE VALVE. THIS GATE VALVE IS PART OF THE PIG LAUNCHING ASSEMBLY AND IS THE FIRST MAINLINE BLOCK VALVE ON THE PIPELINE. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS THE SEAL BETWEEN THE BODY AND BONNET OF THE MAINLINE BLOCK VALVE. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN AT 1530 ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020 TO BEGIN DE-INVENTORYING THE PIPELINE TO START REPAIR. ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2020 AT 1000 THE PIPELINE WAS DE-INVENTORIED AND VALVE REPLACEMENT WAS STARTED. IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE VALVE RATHER THAN REPAIR DUE TO REPAIR PARTS LOCAL AVAILABILITY AND TIMELY CONTRACTOR AVAILABILITY IN THE AREA. REPAIR AND THE PURGING OF THE PIPELINE WERE COMPLETED AT 1726 AND PIPELINE WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.
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.