PERMIAN EXPRESS PARTNERS LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 25, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 25, 2020 |
| Operator | PERMIAN EXPRESS PARTNERS LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.04942, -94.06984 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $21,200 |
| Emergency Response | $8,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 8-25-20 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00AM, THE HEBERT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM EXXON MOBILE THAT OIL WAS LEAKING AT BEAUMONT STATION. THE OIL MIGRATED OFF OUR PROPERTY ONTO THE ADJOINING EXXON FACILITY. NO PUBLIC LAND WAS AFFECTED. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED TO SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE. THE PIPELINE SEGMENT AND TRAP WERE ISOLATED. AFTER EXCAVATING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 8 INCH KICKER LINE ON 16 INCH PIG TRAP HAD A HOLE AT THE 6 OCLOCK POSITION RELEASING APPROXIMATELY 23 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL ONTO THE SOIL. THE REPAIR AND START-UP WAS PROLONGED DUE TO HURRICANE LAURA AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE EXCAVATION. INITIAL ESTIMATES WERE BELOW THE IMMEDIATE REPORTING CRITERIA. BUT DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE EXCAVATION AND REPAIR, A NOTIFICATION WAS PLACED TO THE NRC ON 9/28/2020 AT 2:51PM, NRC # 1288501, DUE TO INVOICES COMING IN AND MEETING THE 50K THRESHOLD. ALL SOIL AND ROCK WAS REMEDIATED OFF SITE.
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.