ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.01388, -94.05363

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

ON JULY 17, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:40 PIPELINE CONTROL RECEIVED A HIGH GAS ALARM ON THE P62 PUMP AT BEAUMONT TERMINAL. TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE AND DISCOVERED A RELEASE OF ETHANE THAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 10 BARRELS. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE CRACKED WELDS ON THREE OF THE TUBING CONNECTIONS ON THE PUMP- THE COOLING LOOP, THE SEAL FLUSH TUBING LOOP, AND THE 1"" BALANCE LINE ON TOP OF THE PUMP. THE PUMP WAS PLACED IN LOCK-OUT TAG-OUT, THE TUBING CONNECTIONS WERE REPLACED, AND THE PUMP WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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