SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.08870, -96.38520 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON MARCH 29, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:59PM, A LANDOWNER CONTACTED THE CONTROL CENTER WHEN HE NOTICED OIL NEAR THE ROW ON HIS PROPERTY. THE CONTROL CENTER SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE AND CALLED OUT A TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE THE CALL. UPON ARRIVAL, THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED AT 11:13PM THAT OIL WAS IN THE ROW AND CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR AND ISOLATED THE DOWNSTREAM VALVE. A CALL TO THE NRC OCCURRED AT 11:45PM (NRC# 1274469) AND A 48HR FOLLOW UP CALL OCCURRED ON MARCH 31 AT 11:03AM (NRC# 1274561). THE TX RRC WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CASE NO. 2172 WAS ASSIGNED. APPROXIMATELY 50 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED FROM THE PIPELINE. OSROS WAS DISPATCHED TO AID IN CLEAN UP AND MITIGATION EFFORTS. AN INTEGRITY CREW WAS DISPATCHED AS WELL TO UNCOVER THE AFFECTED AREA AND APPLY A PLIDCO CLAMP TO THE PIPELINE. THE PIPELINE WAS RESTARTED THE MORNING OF MARCH 31ST. A VAC TRUCK PICKED UP ALL FREE PRODUCT AND OSRO CLEANED AFFECTED AREA AND SOIL REMEDIATION. THE PIPELINE WAS BACKFILLED; WITH LEAVING THE PLIDCO CLAMP AREA EXPOSED TO BE MONITORED. THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS DETERMINED BY FIELD EXAMINATION TO BE EXTERNAL CORROSION. THE FAILED SECTION OF PIPE WILL BE CUT OUT AND REPLACED IN JULY 2020 DURING A SCHEDULED DOWNTIME FOR THE PIPELINE.
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.