"WILLIAMS OLEFINS FEEDSTOCK PIPELINES, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 2, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 2, 2021 |
| Operator | "WILLIAMS OLEFINS FEEDSTOCK PIPELINES, LLC" |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.27167, -93.15750 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $4,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"5/2/21 RELEASE OCCURRED/REPORTED - ~8:38AM. RELEASE ISOLATED AT ABOUT 9:50 AM THE RELEASE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MICROPUMP, ASSOCIATED WITH THE DENSITOMETER, THAT SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ONCE THE STATION WAS ISOLATED AND IT WAS SAFE TO ENTER, THE WILLIAMS OPS TECHS ENTERED THE SITE AND WERE ABLE TO BLOCK IN THE DAMAGED CONNECTIONS (~9:50 AM). FINAL REPAIRS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY THE OPERATIONS AND MEASUREMENT TEAM. 8/4/25 UPDATE TO SUBMIT FINAL REPORT PER PHMSA REQUEST. OPID 32614 IS NOW BOARDWALK ETHANE PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC. PRIOR TO THE ASSET BEING SOLD TO BOARDWALK, WILLIAMS DETERMINED THE PUMP WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR OPERATION AND REMOVED THE PUMP AND ASSOCIATED TUBING."
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.