MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.05419, -96.89515 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 7/18/18, A MAGELLAN OPERATOR WAS GROUND PATROLLING ASSETS WHEN AN AREA OF DEAD VEGETATION WAS OBSERVED ON THE ROW. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE FROST-HEARNE LINE WAS NOT RUNNING. OPERATIONS CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED AND ISOLATION VALVES ON THE FROST-HEARNE LINE WERE CLOSED. ALL OTHER MAGELLAN PIPELINES IN THE AREA WERE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. INVESTIGATIVE EVENT PROCEDURES WERE IMPLEMENTED AND RESOURCES RESPONDED TO THE SITE. IMPACTED SOIL WAS EXCAVATED AND PROPERLY DISPOSED. FIELD NDE INDICATED THE RELEASE ORIGINATED FROM A CRACK INDICATION IN THE ERW LONGITUDINAL SEAM. THE RELEASE WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLATION OF A TYPE B SLEEVE. A REVIEW OF THE ULTRASONIC CRACK DETECTION INLINE INSPECTION DATA WAS CONDUCTED BY THE ILI VENDOR TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS WITH SIMILAR RAW DATA CHARACTERISTICS. TWO LOCATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED, EXCAVATED, AND REPAIRED BY INSTALLATION OF TYPE B SLEEVES. 48-HR NRC UPDATE: REPORT # 1219024, 7/20/18 15:36 SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL FILED UPDATES (09/05/2018 ): PART A4, A18 C3A, AND PART H NARRATIVE
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.