ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.05575, -97.79141 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT 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
ON 3/3/2019 AT 4:00 THE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PIPELINE TECHNICIAN DURING WEEKEND STATION CHECKS DISCOVERED CONDENSATE ON THE GROUND NEAR ROOF DRAIN. THE TECHNICIAN THEN INSPECTED THE FLOATING ROOF AND FOUND CONDENSATE NEAR A ROOF LEG SLEEVE POSITIONED DIRECTLY ABOVE A TANK MIXER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT WHEN ROOF HEIGHT REACHED A LOWER LEVEL, TURBULENCE FROM THE RUNNING MIXER PUSHED CONDENSATE THROUGH THE LEG SLEEVE. CONDENSATE REACHED THE GROUND VIA THE ROOF DRAIN. INITIAL ESTIMATE WAS LESS THAN 5 GALLONS OBSERVED PRODUCT ON THE GROUND. ALL CONDENSATE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE TANK DIKE AND NO IMPACT TO WATER OR OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS OCCURRED. AFTER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE RELEASED PRODUCT AND REMEDIATION COMMENCING ON 3/4/2019 AT 10:40, IT WAS FOUND THAT 25 GALLONS (0.6 BBLS) OF CONDENSATE HAD BEEN RELEASED. PHONE NOTIFICATION WAS MADE AT 11:40 TO THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION. TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE, SLEEVE CAPS ARE BEING PLACED ON LEG SLEEVES OF SIMILAR LEG-OVER-MIXER CONFIGURATIONS. ON 6/14/2019, IT WAS VERIFIED WITH FIELD OPERATIONS THAT THIS HAD BEEN COMPLETED.
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.