TEXOMA CRUDE OIL PIPELINE CO., LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 17, 2020

Incident Information

Incident DateFebruary 17, 2020
OperatorTEXOMA CRUDE OIL PIPELINE CO., LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates34.80111, -97.48593

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$4,500
Emergency Response$2,500
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

ON 02-20-2020 AT 12:55, AIR PATROL DISCOVERED CRUDE OIL STAIN ON THE GROUND NEAR THE 8"" C29 LINE SOUTHWEST OF MAYSVILLE STATION. LINE WAS SHUTDOWN PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION FROM AIR PATROL, DUE TO NORMAL DELIVERIES ON PIPELINE COMPLETED (PLANNED SHUT DOWN). A PATH APPROXIMATELY 35 YARDS LONG LEADING DOWN TO AN OPEN HOLE WAS DISCOVERED. IT WAS INITIALLY ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) BARREL WAS IN THE HOLE AND TWO (2) BARRELS TOTAL WERE RELEASED. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) BARRELS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. COMPANY EMPLOYEE RESPONDED TO LOCATION AND VERIFIED RELEASE AT 14:15. RESPONSE CREWS AND CLEAN UP AT RELEASE SITE BEGAN. MAYSVILLE STATION LOCKED OUT, AARON SPRINGS AND BRADLEY LACT ISOLATED. EARLIEST LOCAL TIME (24-HR CLOCK) AND DATE AN ACCIDENT REPORTING CRITERIA WAS MET IN PART A WAS DETERMINED BY THE TIME OF THE PREVIOUS ""ALL CLEAR"" AIR PATROL REPORT FROM 14:16 ON 02-17-2020. PLIDCO CLAMP PLACED ON PIPELINE RELEASE AREA AT 14:03 ON 02-21-2020. C29 PIPELINE RE-STARTED AT 14:04. REPAIR AREA IS HOLDING PRESSURE WITH NO LEAKAGE. 48 HOUR FOLLOW UP NOTIFICATION TO NRC WAS COMPLETED ON 02-21-2020 AT 19:50 (LOCAL TIME), REPORT #1271777. AS OF 03-24-2020 BACKFILL NEEDS TO OCCUR AT LEAK SITE, PENDING WEATHER. THIS IS FINAL REPORT, AS INCIDENT IS CLOSED DUE TO CLEAN-UP COMPLETE.

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