"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 11, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 11, 2022 |
| Operator | "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.99380, -102.79000 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,000 |
| Emergency Response | $27,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"APPROXIMATELY 350 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM THE WASSON STATION FILL LINE HEADER. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (PART A Q4) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED BASED ON CONTROL CENTER DATA. THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE IS ATTRIBUTED TO INTERNAL CORROSION AS A RESULT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL INDUCED CORROSION (MIC). TO PREVENT FUTURE RELEASES, PLAINS REMOVED THE SECTION OF PIPE THAT FAILED AND IS FURTHER INVESTIGATING MEASURES, SUCH AS CHEMICAL TREATMENT, TO PREVENT INTERNAL CORROSION."
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.