PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.15454, -119.33629 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
APPROXIMATELY 0.62 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED WITHIN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT FROM AN 8"" PIPELINE WHICH FEEDS INTO THE TANK MANIFOLD. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (07/04/2019 @ 14:30), IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED, AS IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE LOCATION HAD BEEN VISITED AND CONFIRMED THAT NO CRUDE OIL WAS BEING RELEASED. PAA HAS CUT OUT THIS SECTION OF PIPE, AND A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED, PENDING THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS OF THE PIPE. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: RESULTS OF THE THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS INDICATE THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION THAT PROPAGATED THROUGH-WALL AT THE 6:00 O'CLOCK ORIENTATION. THE LEAK WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A DISCRETE PIT THAT WAS COVERED WITH DEPOSITS AND LIKELY CAUSED BY MICROBIOLOGICAL BACTERIA (MIC) WITH A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTION FROM CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2). IN ORDER TO PREVENT FURTHER RELEASES, ULTRASONIC TESTING (UT) HAS BEEN CONDUCTED THROUGH THE MANIFOLD, AND SIMILAR DESIGN PIPING HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE MANIFOLD.
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.