"FRONTIER MIDSTREAM SOLUTIONS IV, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 20, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 20, 2021 |
| Operator | "FRONTIER MIDSTREAM SOLUTIONS IV, LLC" |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.08770, -102.03070 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | TEMPERATURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,600 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 2/20/21 AUSTIN SCHNEIDER EH&S WAS NOTIFIED OF A LEAK NEAR COUNTY ROAD 1150 AND COUNTY ROAD 40 BY A LOCAL PRODUCER'S AREA FIELD OPERATOR AT 10:28 AM. AUSTIN CALLED BODIE FENTON VP, OPERATIONS FOR FRONTIER MIDSTREAM SOLUTIONS, IV (FMSIV) AND NOTIFIED HIM OF A POTENTIAL LEAK. BODIE CALLED JASON TORRES AREA SUPERVISOR FOR (FSMIV) AND JASON CONFIRMED IT WAS FMSIV LINE AT 10:46AM. THE LINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT-IN, INSOLATED AND DRAINED FOR REPAIRS. APPROXIMATE 1.5 BBLS OF CRUDE WAS RELEASE AND CONTAINED WITHIN FMSIV RIGHT OF WAY (ROW). LOCAL CONTRACTOR WAS CALLED AND ARRIVED ON LOCATION AND REMEDIATED SOIL IMPACTED AREA. ON 02/20/21 REPAIRS AND REMEDIATION WERE COMPLETED. THE LINE WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE ON 2/21/21. AFTER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WATER LEFT OVER WATER FROM HYDROTEST WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE CLOSED VALVE AND BLIND FLANGE. DURING DRASTIC TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS WATER FROZE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VALVE BODY AND CAUSING THE RELEASE. FMSIV HAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMP) FOR HYDROTESTING THAT WILL ELIMINATE WATER FROM BEING TRAPPED"
About This Pipeline Incident
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