PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates32.26313, -104.13299

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

APPROXIMATELY 3.75 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM PUMP 1010 AT MATADOR RUSTLER STATION. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (PART A Q4) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED, AS IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE STATION HAD BEEN VISITED AND CONFIRMED CRUDE OIL WAS NOT BEING RELEASED. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE EQUIPMENT FAILURE OF THE BELLOW IN THE PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE (PSV) DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FROM PULSATION OF THE PD PUMP. TO PREVENT FUTURE RELEASES, PLAINS REPLACED THE PSV, AND IS FURTHER INVESTIGATING MANNERS OF PREVENTING REOCCURRENCE, SUCH AS REPLACING THE PSV WITH A MODEL THAT DOESN'T HAVE A BELLOW, OR RECONFIGURING THE DESIGN OF THE PUMP.

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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