"HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 13, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 13, 2020 |
| Operator | "HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.86187, -102.91996 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,000 |
| Emergency Response | $6,285 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
"ON AUGUST 13, 2020, HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS (HEP) TECHNICIANS WERE PERFORMING WORK ON A TANK WHEN THEY NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A DARK SPOT NEAR THE STATION PIPING AT RUSSELL STATION. THE HEP PERSONNEL ON-SITE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE CONTROL CENTER TO SHUT DOWN AND BLOCK IN THE PIPELINE AT 14:09 CT. AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE TECHNICIANS ON-SITE INVESTIGATED THE FACILITY TO DETERMINE OTHER POSSIBLE SOURCES OF THE LEAK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK ON THE RUSSELL STATION RELIEF LINE. AT THIS POINT, THE TECHNICIANS COULD QUANTIFY THE AMOUNT OF THE RELEASE AND REPORTED BACK TO THE CONTROL ROOM AT 14:30 CT THAT WE HAD A REPORTABLE RELEASE PER 49 CFR 195.50. VAC-TRUCKS AND ADDITIONAL HEP PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SITE TO ASSIST IN THE CLEANUP OF THE RELEASE. THE PIPE FROM WHICH THE OIL EMANATED FROM WAS INSPECTED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION LOCALIZED PITTING AT THE 6 O"" CLOCK POSITION. ****UPDATE**** 1/05/2021. THE RESULTS OF THE METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS SHOWED THE ROOT CAUSE TO BE CORROSIVE COMMODITY AND MICROBIOLOGICAL THAT CAUSED LOCALIZED PITTING AT THE LOW POINT IN THE 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.