"MAGELLAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 13, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 13, 2018 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.43992, -98.74799 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $6,297,237 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"OPERATIONS CONTROL RECEIVED SUMP ALARMING FROM ECKERT STATION WHICH PROMPTED IMPLEMENTATION OF PIPELINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. THE STATION WAS ISOLATED AND LOCAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE CONTACTED TO INVESTIGATE. SITE INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND. ADDITIONAL CONTRACTORS AND PERSONNEL WERE CONTACTED TO ASSIST WITH CONTAINMENT AND CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A MAINLINE PUMP STRAINER HAD BEEN PERFORMED EARLIER WHICH RESULTED IN THE STRAINER DRAIN VALVE INADVERTENTLY BEING LEFT OPEN. THE PIPELINE HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN EARLIER IN THE DAY TO ACCOMMODATE MAINLINE MAINTENANCE. WHEN THE LINE WAS RESTARTED FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE, PRODUCT FROM THE MAINLINE FLOWED THROUGH THE OPEN DRAIN VALVE AND CAUSED THE SUMP TO OVERFILL. THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE WITH TESTING VENDORS TO PERFORM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTS. EACH ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF TESTING PERSONNEL. OQS WERE REVOKED FOR THE OPERATIONS PERSONNEL PERFORMING THE STRAINER MAINTENANCE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAGELLAN'S INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PHMSA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM. NRC UPDATE: REPORT #1224577, 9/14/18 6:29 48-HR NRC UPDATE: REPORT #1224728, 9/15/18 18:20 SUPPLEMENTAL FILED 11/7/2018 TO MAKE CORRECTION. PART C1 CORRECT TO SHOW INTERSTATE. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL UPDATE (02/11/2019): UPDATED PART D8D, PART H"
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.