"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 28, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 28, 2021 |
| Operator | "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 27.82260, -97.51681 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $320 |
| Emergency Response | $11,180 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"APPROXIMATELY 10 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM LOW SUCTION PIPING ASSOCIATED WITH TANK 1518 AT CORPUS CHRISTI WEST STATION. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (PART A Q4) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED. A WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES (WOTUS) REGULATION BASED PRECAUTIONARY CALL WAS PLACED TO NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) DUE TO POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO WATER (NRC REPORT #1315094); CONFIRMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM STATE AGENCIES THAT THE RELEASE DID NOT REACH A NAVIGABLE WATERWAY. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL (1): BASED ON FIELD INVESTIGATION AND METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS, THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE INTERNAL CORROSION AS A RESULT OF UNDER DEPOSIT MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION (MIC). TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS, SCANS WERE PERFORMED ON THE LOW SUCTION PIPING; OPERATING PROCEDURES WERE UPDATED; AND PAA WILL INVESTIGATE TAKING THE LINE OUT OF SERVICE."
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.