PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 21, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 21, 2020 |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.74236, -98.02550 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $10,000 |
| Emergency Response | $36,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 21ST, 2020, A LANDOWNER AND HIS SON WERE SHOOTING TARGETS IN THE VICINITY OF THE LINE O CRUDE PIPELINE BETWEEN MP 196 AND MP 197 DURING WHICH TIME AN ERRANT ROUND IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE CONTACTED THE PIPELINE RESULTING IN A RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 BBLS. THE PIPELINE WAS REPAIRED WITH A CLAMP AND RETURNED TO SERVICE THE FOLLOWING DAY, 8-22. 2020-9-14 - UPDATED PER PHMSA REQUEST - THE ANSWER TO C-6 WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS ""CRACK"" AND WAS CHANGED TO ""MECHANICAL PUNCTURE"". ONCE THE SELECTION OF ""MECHANICAL PUNCTURE"" IS SELECTED, THE REPORT THEN ASKS FOR AXIAL AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL MEASUREMENTS. NEITHER FILED WILL ACCEPT A NUMBER SMALLER THAN 0.50 INCHES. THE ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS ARE 0.25 AXIAL BY 0.5 CIRCUMFERENTIAL. THE STRAY ROUND THAT IMPACTED THE PIPELINE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HAD BOUNCED OFF OF A STEEL TARGET. THE LANDOWNER'S SHOOTING TABLE AND TARGET WERE RELOCATED TO PREVENT A SIMILAR INCIDENT AND LESSONS LEARNED ARE BEING SHARE COMPANY WIDE. THE LANDOWNER ORIGINALLY NOTIFIED ANOTHER PIPELINE OPERATOR IN THE AREA. UPON THE 3RD PARTY PIPELINE OPERATORS' ARRIVAL ON SITE AND OBSERVATIONS, THEY CONTACTED P66. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUTDOWN PER PART A ON 8-21-2020 AT 20:35, UPON RECEIPT OF PHONE CALL NOTIFICATION FROM 3RD PARTY PIPELINE OPERATOR. SCADA DATA HELPED CONFIRM THE RELEASE AT 21:44. INITIAL NRC NOTIFICATION REPORT #1285235. 48 HR NRC UPDATE CALL PLACED ON 8-23-2020 @16:46 EST. NRC DID NOT ISSUE A NEW/UPDATED REPORT SO A 2ND 48 HR UPDATE CALL WAS PLACED ON 8-24-2020, REPORT # 1285463."
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.