ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 13, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 13, 2020 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.94075, -96.74893 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $30,000 |
| Emergency Response | $65,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 7/13/2020 AT 10:15CT, AN ENTERPRISE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED AN OIL SHEEN AROUND MOV-A005, THE BYPASS VALVE FOR THE SEAWAY 1 SCRAPER TRAP. A HYDROEXCAVATION TRUCK WAS CALLED TO THE SITE TO EXPOSE THE UNDERGROUND VALVE. ONCE THE VALVE WAS EXPOSED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ITS BONNET WAS LEAKING. AN ESTIMATED 1 QUART OF OIL WAS RELEASED. THE VALVE WAS THEN ISOLATED AND ITS BONNET WRAPPED IN ABSORBENT PADS TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL CONTAMINATION. ON 7/15/2020 AT 08:30CT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT REPAIR AND CLEANUP COSTS FOR THE LEAK WOULD EXCEED $50K. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FAILURE OF THE VALVE'S O-RING TO COMPLETELY SEAL CAUSED THE LEAK. FOR REPAIR, THE O-RING WAS REPLACED AND FLANGE FACES ON THE VALVE BODY AND BONNET WERE RESURFACED TO ENSURE A SEAL. CAUSE OF THE O-RING FAILURE IS UNDETERMINABLE. CLEANUP & REPAIRS ARE COMPLETE AND THE VALVE HAS BEEN PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE. NO OFFSITE IMPACTS. NRC: #1281937 AT 7/15/2020 08:45CT NRC 48 HOUR: #1282096 ON 7/16/2020 14:11CT"
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.