SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.06691, -96.47423 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 07:15 ON 9/27/2018, LOCAL MEASUREMENT SUPERVISOR DISCOVERED WATER/OIL MIX COMING OUT OF THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TANK BOTTOM AND THE RINGWALL OF TANK 2693. MANAGEMENT WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND DEPLOYED AN ONSITE VAC TRUCK TO BEGIN RECOVERING PRODUCT. ALIGNMENT WAS MADE TO FLOW TO AN ADJACENT TANK IN ORDER TO EMPTY TANK 2693. APPROXIMATELY 30 BBLS WAS RELEASED TO THE TANK DIKE. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED BY THE VAC TRUCK AND IMPACTED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR ONSITE REMEDIATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ANTICIPATED COSTS TO REPAIR WILL EXCEED $50,000 AND NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 09:20 ON 9/27/2018 AND REPORT NO. 1225843 WAS ISSUED. REQUIRED 48HR FOLLOW UP NRC REPORT WAS MADE ON 9/28/2018 AND REPORT NO. 1225991 WAS ISSUED. TANK CLEANING AND DEGASSING AND AN INTERNAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. INSPECTION DETERMINED CAUSE OF FAILURE TO BE AREAS OF INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE STEEL TANK BOTTOM. SUBSEQUENT TO THE INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TANK WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. TANK HAS BEEN FULLY ISOLATED FROM THE ACTIVE PIPELINE.
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.