KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorKINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.72536, -95.20334

Cause

CauseCORROSION 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

PRODUCT WAS FOUND ON TOP OF INTERNAL PONTOON ROOF ON TANK 12-30. PRODUCT WAS REMOVED AND TANK WAS EMPTIED TO DETERMINE CAUSE. TANK HAS BEEN CLEANED, AND INITIAL INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK CAME FROM CRACKS IN THE WELD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE GENERAL INTERNAL CORROSION RELATED TO THE TRANSMIX PRODUCT. THE INTERNAL FLOATING ROOF WAS REPLACED. TO PREVENT THE RE-OCCURRENCE, WE HAVE COATED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF PER NACE GUIDELINES.

About This Pipeline Incident

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