HARVEST MIDSTREAM COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 17, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 17, 2020 |
| Operator | HARVEST MIDSTREAM COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.84673, -98.08649 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $2,500 |
| Emergency Response | $240 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON JUNE 17, 2020 APPROXIMATELY 06:23 A HMC OPERATOR DISCOVERED OIL ON THE GROUND INSIDE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT. THE HARVEST OPERATOR CONTACTED THE CONTROL ROOM TO SHUT DOWN THE STATION, ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK, AND BEGAN MAKE THE PROPER INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 07:15, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ESTIMATED SPILL AMOUNT MET THE REPORTING CRITERIA AND THE PROPER AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. THE LEAK WAS FROM A SMALL SECTION OF ABOVE GROUND DRAIN PIPING THAT ORIGINATED FORM A STRAINER. AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 32 BBLS OF OIL WAS RELEASED INSIDE CONTAINMENT OF WHICH 10 BBLS WERE RECOVERED AND THE REMAINDER WAS DISPOSED OF. PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO KEEP FROM REOCCURRING INTERNALLY THIS LEAK HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN OPERATIONAL DEAD LEG. A REVIEW OF ALL THE STATIONS IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO IDENTIFY IF ANY OTHER OPERATIONAL DEAD LEGS EXIST AND EACH ONE WILL BE ADDRESS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO HELP MITIGATE REOCCURRENCE.
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.