PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.15440, -119.33680 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
APPROXIMATELY 230 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED WHEN PLAINS OPERATOR FAILED TO CLOSE A STRAINER VALVE, FOLLOWING A MAINTENANCE-RELATED ACTIVITY. THE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED A SUMP 2 HI-HI CRITICAL ALARM AND AN EXCESSIVE RUN TIME ALARM AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED THE PUMP UPON RECEIVING THE FIRST ALARM. AN OPERATOR WAS DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE THE ALARM AND, UPON ARRIVAL, CONFIRMED OIL ON THE GROUND. PART OF THE RELEASE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET OFFSITE THROUGH A DRY, ROAD CULVERT, ACROSS LAKE ROAD, AND INTO A DRY, MAN-MADE DRAINAGE, HOWEVER, NO WATERWAYS WERE AFFECTED. COSTS WERE DETERMINED TO EXCEED $50,000 ON 2/17/18 AT 12:25 AM. NRC WAS NOTIFIED ON AT 12:46 AM PST AS A RESULT AND ASSIGNED REPORT #1204571. THE CRUDE OIL HAS BEEN PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: PART A, #18A WAS UPDATED FROM 23:44 TO 23:11 PER A REQUEST FROM PHMSA.
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.