ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.93701, -94.30931 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 AT 16:00 A THIRD PARTY NOTIFIED ENTERPRISE PERSONNEL OF A PIPELINE LEAKING IN A MULTI-PIPELINE CORRIDOR IN THE FANNETT, TX AREA. LINE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE ENTERPRISES' PIPELINE ABOUT 20:00 ON THE SAME DAY. THERE WAS A DELAY IN CONFIRMING THE LEAK BECAUSE OF FLOODING FROM THE RECENT TROPICAL STORM AND THE CHALLENGE TO ACCESS THE AREA SAFELY. A 5.15 MILE LINE SEGMENT WAS ISOLATED AND FLARED TO MITIGATE THE LEAK. THE PIPE WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED ON THE CUT OUT PIPE. INITIAL NRC CALL #1258930 WAS MADE ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 AT 20:30. 48-HOUR NRC UPDATE #1259066 WAS MADE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 AT 12:43. TRC INCIDENT #2062. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS IN THE GIRTH WELD AND WAS THE RESULT OF VOID OR GAS POCKETS THAT WERE FORMED DURING ORIGINAL FABRICATION.
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.