PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.76394, -103.17356

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

RELEASE OCCURRED DUE TO AN INSULATING FLANGE GASKET FAILURE ON THE FILL LINE OF TANK 1704, RESULTING IN A RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL. OIL RELEASED WAS CONFINED WITHIN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT ON PAA PROPERTY. THE DATE AND TIME (02/14/19, 18:00) PROVIDED FOR THE RELEASE IS REFLECTIVE OF THE LAST TIME THE AREA OF THE INCIDENT HAD BEEN VISITED, AND IS THEREFORE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THAT THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED.

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.

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