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PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorPLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates32.08066, -103.17905

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
Environmental Remediation—
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Incident Narrative

APPROXIMATELY 80 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED WITHIN FACILITY BOUNDARIES FROM PUMP 1286 AT JAL STATION. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (09/30/2019 AT 19:30) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED, AS IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE LOCATION HAD BEEN VISITED AND CONFIRMED THAT NO CRUDE OIL WAS BEING RELEASED. NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER WAS PLACED WITHIN ONE HOUR OF DISCOVERY THAT ESTIMATED COSTS WOULD EXCEED $50,000 (NRC #1262439, 48-HOUR FOLLOW-UP #1262664). PRIOR TO THE RELEASE, THE BOOSTER PUMP WAS REBUILT BY A THIRD PARTY VENDOR. THIS WAS PLANNED MAINTENANCE WHICH DID NOT CAUSE A SHUTDOWN OF THE FACILITY OR ANY MAINLINE PIPELINE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE RELEASE WAS DISCOVERED. AFTER THE RELEASE, THE PUMP WAS TAKEN DOWN AND SENT BACK TO THE THIRD PARTY VENDOR WHERE THEY FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MISALIGNMENT OF THE SEAL FACE. THE VENDOR IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE PUMP OFFSITE.

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.

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