ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 29, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 29, 2022 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.74306, -95.12833 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | OTHER INCORRECT OPERATION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 6/29/2022 AT 5:02 PM CST, IN PREPARATION FOR MAINTENANCE, OPERATOR VISUALLY CHECKED THE 1"" VENT LINE FOR PRODUCT. HOWEVER, THE OPERATOR ONLY CHECKED THE UPSTREAM SIDE OF THE CHECK VALVE, WHICH WAS EMPTY, AND THE OPERATOR DID NOT CHECK THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE WHERE THE PIPELINE STILL HAD PRODUCT. ONCE THE BLIND WAS REMOVED, APPROXIMATELY 0.62 BARRELS OF CRUDE RELEASED TO THE CONTAINMENT AREA. THE LEAK WAS STOPPED BY BOLTING UP THE FLANGES; OIL WAS CLEANED UP FROM THE CONTAINMENT AREA. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, AN OPERATOR WAS RETRAINED ON ""FIRST LINE BREAKS""."
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.