"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 14, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 14, 2021 |
| Operator | "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 43.41758, -106.28872 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,000 |
| Emergency Response | $35,660 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"APPROXIMATELY 67 BARREL OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM STATION PIPING ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANIFOLD AT SALT CREEK STATION. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (PART A Q4) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED, AS IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE STATION HAD BEEN VISITED AND CONFIRMED TO BE NO RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE INTERNAL CORROSION. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO INTERNAL CORROSION LIKELY AS A RESULT OF LOW FLOW CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION LIKELY LED TO THE FORMATION OF MICROBIOLOGICALLY INDUCED CORROSION (MIC) ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE MANIFOLD STATION PIPING, AS DETERMINED BY FIELD EXAMINATION. TO PREVENT FUTURE RELEASES, THIS SECTION OF PIPING WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) WAS PERFORMED ON THE REMAINING STATION MANIFOLD PIPING."
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.