ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.78487, -102.17460

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

Location Map

Incident Narrative

ON 11/01/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:10 A THIRD PARTY REPORTED A LEAK AT WILDFIRE 2 PUMP STATION. AN ENTERPRISE EMPLOYEE RESPONDED AND DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 12 BARRELS OF CRUDE RELEASED INTO GROUND. THE LEAK WAS ISOLATED AND SITE WAS EXCAVATED BY HYDRO-VAC. A PINHOLE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 8 O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE MAINLINE BOOSTER PUMP SUCTION LINE. AFFECTED PIPE WAS REMOVED AND THE VALVES AND PUMP FLANGES WERE BLINDED OFF. RELEASED CRUDE WAS REMOVED BY VAC TRUCK AND THE SITE WAS REMEDIATED.

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.

Back to All Incidents More Incidents in