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ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.24807, -103.35070

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 19:21 ON 4/29/2018 THE LACT UNIT AT THE ADVANTAGE DELIVERY POINT OFF OF THE PECOS CROSSING 1 PIPELINE WAS SHUT IN AFTER A SUSPECTED RELEASE WAS DISCOVERED BY CONTRACT PERSONNEL. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED AND LOCAL COMPANY OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE LOCATION TO INVESTIGATE. AFTER ARRIVING ONSITE A RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL WAS CONFIRMED FROM THE LACT UNIT AND THE CONTROL CENTER WAS ADVISED THAT THE UNIT WAS BEING MANUALLY ISOLATED AT THE STATION AT APPROXIMATELY 20:03. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 BBL. OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED AND TX RRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 22:16 AND CASE NO. 1751 IS ASSIGNED. THE RELEASE WAS CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE THREADS OF A 1/4' PIPE NIPPLE ON THE SAMPLER PROBE AT THE CUSTODY TRANSFER METER. THE NIPPLE WAS REPLACED AND THE LACT UNIT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT APPROXIMATELY 00:08 ON 4/30/2018. ALL CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR PROPER REMEDIATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NIPPLE FAILED DUE STRESS FROM A LACK OF BRACING AND SUPPORT OF THE SAMPLER PROBE LOOP TUBING TO WHICH IT WAS ATTACHED. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE SUPPORT WILL BE ADDED TO THE TUBING.

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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