COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES CRUDE TRANSPORTATION, LLC

Incident Narrative

ON DECEMBER 6TH, 2018, THE LAND OWNER, LAYTON PINKSTON, WAS OPERATING AN OLDER MODEL MASSEY FERGUSON TRACTOR WITH A SPRING TOOTH CULTIVATOR OVER THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PIPELINE SEGMENT. THE TRACTOR WAS EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC HAY FORKS ON THE FRONT. AS HE MADE HIS LAST PATH TURNING EAST, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF THE TRACTOR BROKE AT THE AXLE SPINDLE DRIVING THE HAY FORKS INTO THE GROUND STRIKING THE 8' CRCT RED RIVER PIPELINE. THIS CAUSED THE TRACTOR TO IMMEDIATELY STOP IN ITS TRACKS BENDING THE LEFT FRONT HAY FORK DOWNWARD AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO BREAK. AT THAT TIME, THE FARMER NOTICED OIL COMING FROM THE GROUND AND PROCEEDED TO CALL THE EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS FROM THE PIPELINE MARKERS. THE FARMER WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, AN EMERGENCY CALL WAS RECEIVED AT THE PAUL'S VALLEY DISPATCH AND THE MEGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY CALLED CRCT OPERATIONS TO INFORM THEM OF A RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL. THE SOURCE OF THE PRODUCT WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY KNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT AS THERE ARE FOUR PIPELINES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THE AREA. THE LEAK WAS LATER CONFIRMED AS THE CRCT RED RIVER PIPELINE. THE RED RIVER PIPELINE IS 102 MILES OF PIPELINE. THE PIPELINE IS A 10' LINE FROM CUSHING, OK TO PAYSON STATION AND A 8' LINE FROM PAYSON STATION TO ELLIS JUNCTION, OK. THE PIPELINE WAS PURCHASED FROM PLAINS IN DECEMBER OF 2017 AND PLAINS CONTINUED OPERATIONS OF THE PIPELINE UNTIL MARCH 2018. CRCT BEGAN OPERATIONS OF THE PIPELINE FOR THE IN-LINE INSPECTION IN JULY OF 2018. BEGAN NORMAL OPERATION OF THE LINE ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2018. THE RED RIVER PIPELINE SHARES THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH THREE OTHER LINES OWNED AND OPERATED BY MAGELLAN AND PLAINS. THE RED RIVER LINE IS THE FARTHEST WEST LINE IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE RED RIVER PIPELINE WAS NOT OPERATING. THE VALVE AT THE ENABLE TIE-IN LOCATION WAS CLOSED DUE TO A CLEANING PIG RUN. THE LINE HAD A STATIC PRESSURE OF 300 PSIG. UPON NOTIFICATION OF THE RELEASE, CRCT PIPELINE OPERATIONS PERSONNEL TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION BY CLOSING VALVES TO ISOLATE THE NON-OPERATING PIPELINE SEGMENT. CRCT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE AREA. THE RELEASE OCCURRED IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY APPROXIMATELY 2 3/4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BETHEL ACRES, OKLAHOMA, IN SECTION 22/TWP 10N/RGE 3E. THE ESTIMATED VOLUME OF CRUDE OIL RELEASED WAS 71 BARRELS TO SOIL WITH COMPLETE RECOVERY OF ALL MATERIAL RELEASED.