SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 5, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 5, 2021 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.49205, -96.14384 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $50,000 |
| Emergency Response | $50,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 12/05/21, COMPANY PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER COMPANY'S OPERATOR OF CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND NEAR THE BARNSDALL PIPELINE AT APPROXIMATELY 1700. THE LEAK WAS THEN VERIFIED BY A COMPANY EMPLOYEE AT 1805 AFTER HE ARRIVED ON SITE. APPROXIMATELY 115 BARRELS OF CRUDE HAD BEEN RELEASED ONTO THE GROUND. THE LINE WAS DOWN ON SCHEDULE AND WITH PRESSURE, BUT BLOCK VALVES WERE CLOSED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LEAK. CREWS WERE CALLED OUT FOR CLEANUP AND EXCAVATION. ONCE THE LINE WAS EXCAVATED A CLAMP WAS PLACED ON THE LEAK POINT. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS PICKED UP AND ALL CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR OFF-SITE REMEDIATION. ON MAY 12TH, 2022, THE CLAMP WAS REMOVED TO FURTHER EXAMINE THE LEAK LOCATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE CORROSION TECHNICIAN, THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY EXTERNAL CORROSION. THE CLAMP WAS THEN REINSTALLED AND THE PIPELINE HAS REMAINED SHUTDOWN WITH A NITROGEN BLANKET."
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.