EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.63064, -95.22621 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON FEBRUARY 21, 2018, EMPCO RESPONDED TO AN ODOR IN THE AREA OF EMPCO'S GENOA JUNCTION METER STATION REPORTED BY A 3RD PARTY. THE EMPCO REPRESENTATIVE VERIFIED A RELEASE WHICH HAD MIGRATED OFF THE STATION PROPERTY TO A DITCH BORDERING THE FACILITY. EMPCO MADE NOTIFICATIONS OF A SPILL TO WATER IN A DITCH TO THE NRC, RRC (OIL AND GAS) AND THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE. THE RELEASE WAS CONTAINED IN THE DITCH BY ONSITE BOOM AND THEN RECOVERED VIA VACUUM TRUCK. THE REMAINING IMPACTED SOIL FROM THE DITCH AND METER SITE WAS PLACE INTO A ROLL OFF BIN. IT WAS DETERMINE BY VISUAL INSPECTION THAT THE RELEASE WAS CAUSED BY INTERNAL CORROSION ON THE METER DRAIN LINE. THE METER WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED, ULTRA-SONIC TESTED, X-RAYED AND HYDROTESTED PRIOR TO BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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.