ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.99178, -95.54917 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT 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
WHILE PERFORMING RIGHT-OF-WAY MAINTENANCE ON APRIL 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15, CONTRACTORS OBSERVED BUBBLING COMING FROM THE GROUND OVER THE SEMINOLE BLUE LINE AT MP 538.3. ENTERPRISE PERSONNEL ISOLATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES OF THE SEMINOLE BLUE LINE WITHIN A MULTI-LINE RIGHT-OF WAY. AT 14:35 LOCAL TIME THE LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE ON THE SEMINOLE BLUE LINE. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED (NRC #1208884) AT 15:14 LOCAL TIME AS SOON AS THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THE COST WAS EXPECTED TO EXCEED $50,000. IN REFERENCE TO A14A, THE SEMINOLE BLUE LINE NORMALLY OPERATES AS A BATCH LINE AND WAS NOT SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN SERVICE AT THE TIME THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. TWO STOPPLE FITTINGS WERE FOUND LEAKING UNDERGROUND. IN REFERENCE TO A14B, THE PIPE SEGMENT CONTAINING THE STOPPLE FITTINGS WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 13, 2018 AND WAS READY FOR SERVICE ONCE THERE WAS AN OPERATIONAL NEED. THE 48 HOUR NRC UPDATE #1209063 WAS MADE ON APRIL 11, 2018.
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.