ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 31, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 31, 2019 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.28069, -96.94850 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | "DESIGN-, CONSTRUCTION-, INSTALLATION-, OR FABRICATION-RELATED" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $170,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ENTERPRISE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN RESPONDED TO A THIRD PARTY CALL OBSERVING AN OIL MIST ON 5/31/19 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:20 AT THE GIDDINGS PUMP STATION. LOCAL PIPELINE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED AT 19:27 AND FOUND A CRACKED SOCKET WELD ON A 1"" THERMAL BYPASS LINE ON THE STATION DISCHARGE VALVE. THE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN CLOSED THE 1"" GATE VALVES ON THE BYPASS LINE, WHICH STOPPED THE LEAK AT 20:05. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACKED WELD WAS DETERMINED TO BE FATIGUE-RELATED. A VIBRATION STUDY IS BEING PERFORMED AT GIDDINGS PUMP STATION TO IDENTIFY AND POSSIBLY MITIGATE FUTURE FATIGUE RELATED OCCURRENCES. INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NRC REPORTABLE AT 20:30 ON 5/31/19. INITIAL NRC NOTIFICATION MADE ON 5/31/19 IS #1247476 AND 48 HOUR NRC UPDATE MADE ON 6/2/19 IS #1247609. RELEASE VOLUME WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED TO BE 10 BARRELS, FOLLOWING INITIAL ESTIMATES OF 20-30 BARRELS."
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.