MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 8, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 8, 2021 |
| Operator | MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.71992, -88.93939 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $90,425 |
| Emergency Response | $60,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON DECEMBER 8, 2021 AT 14:38 CST, MARATHON PIPE LINE'S FINDLAY OPERATIONS CENTER WAS CONTACTED BY A THIRD PARTY PIPELINE TECHNICIAN OF A SUSPECTED RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL LOCATED IN A DITCH NEAR ALMA, IL APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF SYSTEM ORIGINATION IN PATOKA, IL. AT 14:49 CST, A SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WAS INITIATED FOR THE PATOKA - OWENSBORO 20"" SYSTEM AND THE AFFECTED SEGMENT WAS ISOLATED. AT 15:10 CST, MPL AREA PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SITE TO BEGIN INVESTIGATION. FIELD PERSONNEL LOOKED IN VENT PIPE AND OBSERVED OIL AT A CASED CROSSING. WHILE EXCAVATING THE AREA, A THROUGH-WALL ANOMALY WAS IDENTIFIED AND REPAIRED WITH A PLIDCO CLAMP. THE PIPELINE SYSTEM WAS RESTARTED ON DECEMBER 9 AT 04:36 CST. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 9.6 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. ALL CRUDE OIL WAS RECOVERED AND THE AREA WAS CLEANED AND BACKFILLED. A SMART TOOL WAS RUN ON THE SYSTEM IN SEPTEMBER 2021; HOWEVER, THE RESULTS HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, MPL HAD TROUBLE GETTING THROUGH TO THE NRC AND WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH LED TO A DELAY IN THE TIME OF INCIDENT AND THE TIME THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED. 48 HOUR NRC NOTIFICATION: #1324042"
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.