ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 14, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 14, 2022 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.61103, -95.18460 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $283,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 7/14/22 AT APPROXIMATELY 03:04 CDST AN ENTERPRISE OPERATOR WAS MAKING ROUNDS AT ECHO STATION AND OBSERVED CRUDE OIL POOLING IN THE VICINITY OF METER SKID 350. CONTROL CENTER WAS THEN NOTIFIED TO SHUT DOWN THE MOVEMENT ACROSS THE METER SKID AND THE AFFECTED AREA WAS ISOLATED. AN ESTIMATED 2.7 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED. REMEDIATION OF THE SOIL IS COMPLETE. THE PORTION OF LINE THAT LEAKED HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATED. APPARENT CAUSE OF THE LEAK HAS BEEN DETERMINED AS INTERNAL CORROSION. NRC: #1341590 ON 7/15/2022 AT 12:41 CDST DUE TO CLEANUP COSTS EXCEEDING $50K. 48 HR NRC: #1341721 ON 7/16 AT 20:42 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.