MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.81662, -102.33398

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

AT 21:15 ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2020, MAGELLAN OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OBSERVED PRODUCT NEAR TANK 573. THE TANK WAS EMPTIED AND CLEANUP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED. CLEANING OF THE TANK REVEALED A DEFECT CAUSED BY CORROSION ORIGINATING AT THE SOIL SIDE OF THE TANK BOTTOM. THE INTERNAL LINING WAS CRACKED AT THIS LOCATION, WHICH ALLOWED PRODUCT TO REACH THE DEFECT. THE TANK BOTTOM WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND NEW FLOOR LINER INSTALLED PRIOR TO RETURNING THE TANK TO SERVICE. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL (01/21/2021): UPDATE: PART H

About This Pipeline Incident

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