SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 25, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 25, 2020 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.06893, -96.46805 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $32,000 |
| Emergency Response | $10,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 12/25/20 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:42 PM A STATION OPERATOR WHILE CONDUCTING HIS ROUNDS NOTICED CRUDE ON THE GROUND BENEATH THE BYPASS LINE TO THE BOOSTER. APPROXIMATELY 60 BARRELS OF CRUDE WAS RELEASED ON THE GROUND INSIDE THE CORSICANA STATION. THE BYPASS LINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PRODUCT REROUTED TO ANOTHER TANK. AT 4:54PM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED 50K AND A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE NRC AT 5:14PM. NRC # 1294986. AFTER THE BYPASS LINE WAS DRAINED DOWN THE FIELD OPERATORS PLACED SKILLET BLINDS ON EITHER END TO POSITIVELY ISOLATE THE SECTION OF LINE. A CLAMP WAS PLACED ON THE LEAK TO STOP ANY RESIDUAL CRUDE FROM LEAKING. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE RELEASE POINT, THE LEAK SECTION WILL BE CUT OUT AND REPLACED AT A LATER DATE. THE LINE SECTION REMAINS ISOLATED. A VAC TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN TO RETRIEVE ALL FREE PRODUCT FROM THE GROUND. ALL CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR OFF SITE REMEDIATION."
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.