KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorKINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.72708, -95.21915

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

ON 8/2/2019 AT 13:20, KM OPERATIONS RESPONDED TO A HYDROCARBON DETECTOR ALARM AT THE 3900 MANIFOLD. A PINHOLE LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE OUTBOUND TANK LINE FOR TANK 150-116. THE AREA WAS ISOLATED AND STRIPPED AND THE SECTION OF PIPE WAS REMOVED. THE PIPE WAS SENT FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS, WHICH DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE OXYGEN AT A VAPOR-LIQUID INTERFACE.

About This Pipeline Incident

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