ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 16, 2021

Incident Information

Incident DateSeptember 16, 2021
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.76510, -95.14500

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$500
Emergency Response$300,530
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON 9/16/2021 AT 9:30 AM OPERATIONS DISCOVERED CRUDE IN THE PHASE 3 MANIFOLD AT APPELT TERMINAL. THE MANIFOLD WAS ISOLATED AND THE FLOW WAS REROUTED. FIELD EXAMINATION DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE PIPE. A PLIDCO CLAMP WAS INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE PIPE. ENTERPRISE NOTIFIED TRRC AT 10:39 ONCE THE VOLUME WAS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED 5 GALLONS. AT 11:02, ENTERPRISE ESTIMATED THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED $50K AND THE NRC WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED. TRRC INCIDENT #2490 48 HOUR UPDATE NRC REPORT NUMBER: 1317075"

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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