PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.63441, -101.70822 |
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 125 BARRELS OF CRUDE WERE RELEASED AS A RESULT OF INTERNAL CORROSION ON THE 30-INCH SUCTION PIPING BETWEEN THE TANK AND BOOSTER PUMPS. ALL RELEASED FLUIDS WERE CONTAINED WITHIN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT. PRIOR TO IDENTIFYING THE RELEASE, ALL INCOMING AND OUTGOING LINES WERE SHUT DOWN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON AN UNRELATED TANK. THE RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED WHILE THE STATION OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING THIS UN-RELATED MAINTENANCE. BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE LEAK, THE EARLIEST TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED WAS CALCULATED TO BE 03/13/2019 AT 22:48. TO STOP THE RELEASE OF LIQUID, THIS SECTION OF PIPE WAS CLAMPED, DRAINED, ISOLATED, AND IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE. PLAINS IS PERFORMING NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AT THE FACILITY AND WILL REPLACE THE FAILED SECTION OF PIPE.
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.