MAGELLAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 8, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 8, 2019 |
| Operator | MAGELLAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.79447, -95.27933 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $3,000 |
| Emergency Response | $2,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
A THIRD PARTY WORKING WITHIN THE FACILITY OBSERVED PRODUCT LEAKING NEAR THE DISCHARGE VALVE OF UNIT 20 AND NOTIFIED LOCAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. UPON VISUAL INVESTIGATION BY LOCAL PERSONNEL, OPERATIONS CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PIPELINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. ISOLATION VALVES WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE RELEASE. FREE PRODUCT WAS COLLECTED; NO SOIL WAS IMPACTED. THE DISCHARGE VALVE AND UNIT WERE LOCKED OUT AND FACILITY OPERATIONS WERE REROUTED TO THE SPARE UNIT, THUS ALLOWING THE FACILITY TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE RELEASE ORIGINATED FROM THE VALVE STEM PACKING WHICH WAS REPACKED TO STOP THE RELEASE. THE DISCHARGE VALVE AND UNIT REMAIN LOCKED OUT TO PREVENT CYCLING OF THE VALVE. A NEW VALVE STEM AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
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.