ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.52650, -103.55970

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

ON 02/10/20 APPROXIMATELY 12:17PM DURING A METER PROVING ACTIVITY AT PECOS STATION BY ENTERPRISE TECHNICIANS THE SUMP WAS OVERFILLED. APPROXIMATELY 2 BBL OF CRUDE WAS RELEASED. DURING THE PROVING A VALVE AT THE PROVER BOX WAS LEFT OPEN. ALL CRUDE OIL HAS BEEN CLEANED UP FROM THE FACILITY. NO WATER OR HCA AREAS AFFECTED. TO PREVENT RE-OCCURRENCE ALL PIPELINE TECHNICIANS, THAT WERE PERFORMING PROVING, HAVE COMPLETED CBT AND PV FOR PROVING. PIPING HAS BEEN REVIEWED TO CAR SEAL VALVES IN A POSITION TO PREVENT UNINTENTIONAL OPENING OF A VALVE.

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.

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