"DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 19, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 19, 2021 |
| Operator | "DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC." |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.05680, -96.01085 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $100,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON AUGUST 19 AT 3:06 PM A CALL WAS RECEIVED BY THE CONTROL CENTER FROM A LANDOWNER REPORTING THE SMELL OF DIESEL. A TECHNICIAN WAS SENT TO THE SITE. UPON ARRIVAL AT SITE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED A RELEASE. NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AND OSRO AND COMPANY CREWS DISPATCHED TO THE SITE. THE PIPELINE WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE, HAVING BEEN NORMALLY SHUTDOWN PER SCHEDULE. THE PIPELINE WAS EXPOSED AND THE LEAK SOURCE IDENTIFIED. THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE WAS AN EXTERNAL CORROSION PIT LIKELY DUE TO SHIELDING FROM DISBONDED COATING. A CLAMP WAS APPLIED TO THE SOURCE AND SOIL REMEDIATION BEGUN. NO CONTROL ROOM ALARMS WERE TRIGGERED TO ALERT THE CONTROLLERS. TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS, ADDITIONAL ALARMS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO ALERT THE OPERATORS OF SMALL PRESSURE DROPS WHEN THE LINE IS INACTIVE. ADDITIONAL TRENDING ANALYSIS HAS ALSO BEEN ENABLED TO BETTER DETECT SMALL LEAKS. UT CORROSION DETECTION ILI TOOLS WERE RUN IN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER 2021 TO ASSESS THE INTEGRITY OF THE LINE. ADDITIONALLY, A CLOSE INTERVAL SURVEY WAS PERFORMED IN LATE 2021 TO ASSESS THE CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM HEALTH."
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.