ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.51465, -87.45005 |
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
ON DECEMBER 9, 2017 AT 9:36 CST, LINE 78 WAS SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO AN ODOR COMPLAINT UPSTREAM OF GRIFFITH TERMINAL. AT 9:38 CST VALVE 79.67-78-V-1 WAS CLOSING AND PLM PERSONNEL WHO WERE ONSITE NOTICED THAT CRUDE OIL WAS BEING RELEASED FROM THE STEM AREA. APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED DURING THE TRAVEL PHASE OF THE VALVE. THE RELEASE WAS CAUSED BY THE STUDS BEING LOOSE AT THE CUPOLA ON THE VALVE. THE REPAIR INVOLVED REMOVING THE CONNECTION TO INSPECT THE SURFACES AND O-RING. NO ISSUES WERE SEEN, SO IT WAS REASSEMBLED AND ALL STUDS WERE TIGHTENED. TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT ODOR COMPLIANT WAS NOT ENBRIDGE RELATED AND FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE MARINE OIL IN THE LANDOWNERS SUMP SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FROM RELEASE SITE.
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.