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SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorSUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.98165, -100.57514

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
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Incident Narrative

ON 07/05/18, A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS TO THE TANK DIKES FOR SEPARATE OPERATOR AT THEIR FACILITY ADJACENT TO THE 6/8"" ROBERT LEE TO JAMESON TO COLORADO CITY PIPELINE ROW. THE CONTRACTOR WAS GATHERING SOIL WITH A BACKHOE FOR THE DIKE REPAIRS IN THE ROBERT LEE TO JAMESON TO COLORADO CITY PIPELINE ROW WHICH RESULTED IN STRIKING THE PIPELINE CAUSING A RELEASE AT APPROXIMATELY 18:30. AFTER STRIKING THE PIPELINE, THE CONTRACTOR CALLED THE EMERGENCY NUMBER ON THE LINE MARKER TO REPORT THE RELEASE TO THE HOUSTON CONTROL CENTER. UPON NOTIFICATION THE CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE AND CONTACTED LOCAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. UPON ARRIVAL AT APPROXIMATELY 19:00 OPERATIONS PERSONNEL DISCOVERED AN APPROXIMATE RELEASE OF 10 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL FROM THE PIPELINE AS A RESULT OF THE 3RD PARTY DAMAGE. TX RRC WAS CONTACTED AT 20:16 AND INCIDENT NO. 1795 WAS ASSIGNED. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED AND APPROXIMATELY 2750 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL HAS BEEN EXCAVATED AND REMEDIATED ON-SITE. DAMAGED SECTION OF PIPE WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED AND LINE WAS RESTARTED ON 7/8/18 AT 11:30. THE CONTRACTOR DID NOT PLACE A ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO EXCAVATING SOIL ON ROW. ON 8/16/18 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS WOULD DRIVE TOTAL COSTS FOR RELEASE OVER $50,000. NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 15:31 ON 8/16/18 AND REPORT NO. 1221762 WAS ISSUED.

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.

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