SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 15, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 15, 2021 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.07707, -96.57279 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $20,362 |
| Emergency Response | $40,726 |
| Other Costs | $5,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 3/15/21 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:03PM A CONTRACTOR FOR ANOTHER COMPANY HEARD A HISSING SOUND COMING THE PIPELINE ROW. HE CALLED THE CONTROL CENTER AND THE CONTROL CENTER CLOSED THE VALVE AT CORSICANA STATION. THE CONTROLLER THEN CALLED THE AREA OPS MANAGER AND THE OPS MANAGER SENT OUT A PIPELINER CONFIRM AND TO BEGIN ISOLATING THE SEGMENT. AT 7:48PM IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RELEASE WAS COMING FROM OUR PIPELINE AT 9:37PM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRITERIA OF $50K FOR IMMEDIATE TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION WOULD BE MET AND A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE NRC, NRC # 1300387. THE REPORTING CRITERIA WAS MET AND A CALL TO THE TXRRC WAS MADE AT 9:48PM, INCIDENT # 2389. A THIRD-PARTY COMPANY WAS CALLED OUT TO PICK UP THE FREE-STANDING PRODUCT VIA VAC TRUCK. UPON DAY LIGHT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRODUCT MIGRATED OFF THE ROW. THE PIPE WAS EXCAVATED, AND A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED. THE PIPELINE WAS RESTARTED ON 3/16/21. ON 3/17/21 AT 5:35PM A 48HR UPDATE WAS MADE TO THE NRC, NRC # 1300637. THE SECTION OF PIPE THAT FAILED WILL BE CUT OUT AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED DOWN TIME. A PLAN IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE AGAIN."
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.