PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.06836, -91.54487 |
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 89 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM PARISH JCT TO CANEBRAKE 8"" PIPELINE. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE RELEASE (04/23/2019, 10:00) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED, AS IT IS THE LAST TIME THE LOCATION HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT NO CRUDE OIL WAS BEING RELEASED. A NRC CALL WAS PLACED AS A RESULT OF ESTIMATED COSTS EXCEEDING $50K, INITIAL NRC REPORT #1244097; 48 HOUR FOLLOW-UP REPORT #1244226. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED PENDING THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: AFTER THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS, THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS DETERMINED TO BE INTERNAL CORROSION. PIT MORPHOLOGY (ROUNDED STAIR-STEPPED) SUGGESTS MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION (MIC) AND/OR THE FORMATION OF A LOCALIZED GALVANIC CELL IN A HEAT AFFECTED ZONE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. TO RETURN THE SITE TO A PRE-INCIDENT LEVEL OF SERVICE, PLAINS INSTALLED A CLAMP ON THE RELEASE LOCATION. ADDITIONALLY, PAA HAS SINCE INSTALLED AN INTERNAL LINER ON THIS PIPELINE, INCLUDING THE RELEASE LOCATION, TO MITIGATE FUTURE POTENTIAL OCCURRENCE OF INTERNAL CORROSION.
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.