MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP

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Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates35.96981, -96.01409

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ON 11/29/2019, AN INVESTIGATION EVENT WAS INITIATED BASED ON LOCAL PERSONNEL OBSERVING PRODUCT ORIGINATING FROM BENEATH GLENPOOL WEST TANK 302. THE PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED VIA AN INTERCEPTOR TRENCH AND ABSORBENT BOOMS. IMPACTED SOIL WAS EXCAVATED AND CONTAINERIZED FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. PRODUCT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE TANK TO THE WEST TULSA FACILITY IN ORDER TO PREPARE THE TANK FOR CLEANING AND INSPECTION. PRODUCT SAMPLES FROM THE LEAK WERE SENT TO THE LAB FOR TESTING. ON 12/2/2019, LAB RESULTS CONFIRMED THE PRODUCT WAS FRESH JET FUEL. THE TANK WAS CLEANED AND THE TANK BOTTOM WELDS WERE INSPECTED WITH VACUUM BOX TESTING. TWO PINHOLES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE INTERNAL CORNERWELD. FROM VISUAL INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THESE PINHOLES WERE FROM ORIGINAL TANK CONSTRUCTION AND ALLOWED PRODUCT TO ESCAPE WHEN THE COATING DETERIORATED. TTHE PINHOLES WERE REPAIRED AND ALL ADDITIONAL BOTTOMS WELDS WERE INSPECTED AND NO INJURIOUS DEFECTS WERE FOUND. NRC #1266254, 12/12/2019 14:47 NRC 48-HR UPDATE, #1266383. 12/13/2019 17:30 SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL (06/12/2020): UPDATED PARTS G6, PART H NARRATIVE

About This Pipeline Incident

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