CENTURION PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | CENTURION PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.99279, -102.60837 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON OCTOBER 24, 2019, AT CENTURION PIPELINE (CPL) CLAW STATION IN YOAKUM COUNTY, TEXAS, AT 10:51 AM (CST), A FARMER REPORTED A RELEASE TO CPL BY TELEPHONE. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:05 AM (CST) A CPL REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVED AT THE SITE AND CONFIRMED THE RELEASE FROM A 0.5-INCH NIPPLE ON THE RELIEF PIPING. CPL MADE A TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION TO THE NRC AT 11:51 AM (CST) AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS 1262060. AN INCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE THREADED CONNECTION FAILED PREMATURELY AS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE NIPPLE WAS REPLACED IN KIND. TWO BARRELS OF OIL WAS RELEASED, ALL OF WHICH WAS REMEDIATED. NO EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.
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.