"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."

hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 1, 2019

Incident Information

Incident DateFebruary 1, 2019
Operator"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates42.85147, -106.35547

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$19,000
Emergency Response$12,500
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"RELEASE OCCURRED DUE TO A PIN HOLE LEAK CAUSED BY INTERNAL CORROSION NEAR A BRANCH FITTING. OIL RELEASED WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE TANK DIKE ON PAA PROPERTY. THE DATE AND TIME (02/01/19, 15:30) PROVIDED FOR THE RELEASE IS REFLECTIVE OF THE LAST TIME THE AREA OF THE INCIDENT HAD BEEN VISITED, AND IS THEREFORE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME THAT THE RELEASE COULD HAVE STARTED. NOTIFICATION TO NRC WAS MADE DUE TO COST ESTIMATES EXCEEDING 50K; REPORT #1239308."

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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