ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.75981, -96.14824

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ON 11-29-17 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:45 LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE SAMPLE POT FOR METER-SKID 350 HAD OVERFLOWED. THE SAMPLE POT WAS ISOLATED FROM THE ACTIVE MOVEMENT AND CLEAN-UP BEGAN. AFTER THE SAMPLE PROBE WAS REMOVED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN O-RING HAD FAILED. THE O-RING WAS REPLACED, SAMPLE PROBE REINSTALLED, AND SAMPLE SKID RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS CAUSED BY EQUIPMENT FAILURE ARE TRENDED AND TRACKED IN OUR OPERATIONAL CONTAINMENT PROGRAM.

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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