ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.01987, -102.02241 |
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
AT APPROXIMATELY 03:26 AM ON JULY 19TH 2017, ONEOK PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED A HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERIC LOCK-OUT AND STATION SHUTDOWN AT ONEOK'S MIDLAND PUMP STATION LOCATED NEAR MIDLAND, TEXAS. LOCAL FIELD OPERATIONS EMPLOYEES WERE NOTIFIED AND DISPATCHED TO THE LOCATION. FIELD EMPLOYEES ARRIVED AT THE STATION AT APPROXIMATELY 04:27 AM AND IDENTIFIED A ""HISSING"" SOUND COMING FROM THE DOOR ON THE SCRAPER TRAP. EMPLOYEES ISOLATED THE TRAP AND RELIEVED THE RESIDUAL PRODUCT TO THE FLARE SYSTEM. UPON OPENING THE SCRAPER TRAP DOOR, IT WAS DETERMINED THE O-RING IN THE CLOSURE HAD FAILED CAUSING THE RELEASE. A NEW O-RING WAS INSTALLED AND THE SCRAPER TRAP WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT APPROXIMATELY 05:57 AM.
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.