"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."

hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 16, 2019

Incident Information

Incident DateMay 16, 2019
Operator"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.88953, -103.95677

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
SubcausePIPELINE OR EQUIPMENT OVERPRESSURED

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$10,000
Emergency Response$6,000
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"RELEASE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE THERMAL RELIEF ON THE PROVER BEING LEFT IN THE CLOSED POSITION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROVER OVER PRESSURING AND RELEASING APPROXIMATELY 0.5 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. THE DATE/TIME OF THE RELEASE (05/16/2019, 14:30) IS INDICATIVE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED, AS IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE LOCATION HAD BEEN VISITED AND CONFIRMED THAT NO CRUDE OIL WAS BEING RELEASED. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY REPLACING THE GASKETS AND O-RING TO ENSURE PRESSURE INTEGRITY WOULD BE UPHELD, AND EMPLOYEES INVOLVED WITH THE INCIDENT HAVE BEEN RETRAINED ON PLAINS' PROCEDURES TO MITIGATE FUTURE RELEASES."

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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