ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 3, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 3, 2020 |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.51418, -103.45541 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $100 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 4/2/20 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30AM, A 3RD PARTY OPERATOR FIELD TECHNICIAN CONTACTED THE CONTROL CENTER WHEN HE NOTICED CRUDE AT THE OUTBOUND LACT UNIT IN THE BARSTOW STATION. AN ETC TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE STATION AND THE LACT UNIT WAS SHUTDOWN. THE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE AT 9:00AM; AT 10:00AM, THE RELEASE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE COMING FROM THE ETC OUTBOUND LACT UNIT. IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A 1/4INCH DRAIN LINE VALVE HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY BUMPED OPEN ALLOWING CRUDE TO FLOW INTO THE SUMP OVERWHELMING THE SUMP PUMP AND 13.9 BARRELS OF CRUDE OVERFLOWED. A VAC TRUCK PICKED UP ALL FREE CRUDE AND THE SOIL WAS REMEDIATED. THE 1/4INCH VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE LACT UNIT SKID WAS INSPECTED AND LOCKS PLACED ON ALL DRAIN LINE VALVES ON THE SKID."
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.