ORYX DELAWARE OIL TRANSPORT LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 16, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 16, 2022 |
| Operator | ORYX DELAWARE OIL TRANSPORT LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.48592, -103.52564 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $2,800 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"APPROXIMATELY 12.9 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM SUMP 307 AT PECOS STATION. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (PART A Q4) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE/TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED BASED ON WHEN PLAINS OPERATORS WERE NOTIFIED OF A HIGH SUMP ALARM. PRIOR TO DISCOVERY OF THE RELEASE, PLAINS HAD RESPONDED TO A POWER OUTAGE CAUSED BY WILDLIFE AT PECOS STATION. UPON RETURNING POWER TO THE STATION FOR NORMAL OPERATION, THE VALVES MOVED TO THE CLOSED POSITION (AS PROGRAMMED BY A PREVIOUS OPERATOR) UNBEKNOWN TO PLAINS, RESULTING IN A BUILDUP OF PRESSURE, OPENING OF A FACILITY RELIEF VALVE, AND OVERFLOW OF THE SUMP. TO PREVENT FUTURE RELEASES, PLAINS EMPLOYEES REPROGRAMMED THE FACILITY VALVES TO MAINTAIN THEIR ALIGNMENT UPON LOSS AND RESTORATION OF POWER. SUPPLEMENTAL: UPDATES APPLIED TO THE NARRATIVE ABOVE (VOLUME RELEASED) AND THE CONTROL CENTER INVESTIGATION (PART E)."
About This Pipeline Incident
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