ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 27.81250, -97.50360 |
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 SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 21:47 HRS., ENERGY TRANSFER LIQUID CONTROL DETECTED A LOSS IN FLOW AND INCREASE OF PRESSURE ON THE RIO BRAVO CRUDE SYSTEM IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. LIQUID CONTROL IMMEDIATELY SHUT IN THE PUMPS AT MCMULLEN PUMP STATION AT APPROXIMATELY 21:47 HRS. THUS SHUTTING IN THE PIPELINE. OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE AND ARRIVED ON SITE AT 22:40 HRS. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE SPILL AT THE EF-90 STATION AND ENSURED THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT IN AND THE LEAK WAS STOPPED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS OF CRUDE WAS RELEASED AT THE EF-90 STATION. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CREWS WERE IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO COMMENCE CONTAINMENT/CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. REMEDIATION OF AFFECTED SITE AND SURROUNDING AREAS IS ONGOING AND WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN 30 DAYS. AN INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CAP COMING LOOSE ON A RALSTON FITTING ON AN INSTRUMENT TEST PORT. THE PIPELINE WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO SERVICE AT 8:30 HRS. ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2017. LOCAL OPERATIONS IS REMOVING INSTRUMENT TEST PORTS AND INSTALLING ""BULL PLUGS"" IN THEIR AREA TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. THIS PIPELINE IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE TX RRC AS INTRASTATE (SYSTEM ID 963373). THIS LEAK WAS TELEPHONICALLY REPORTED TO THE TX RRC ON 01:00 ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 A 48 HR. NRC UPDATE WAS MADE ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 AT 14:48 HRS. INCIDENT REPORT # 1190184 REPORT UPDATED ON 10/18/17 REPORT UPDATED ON 10/19/17
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.