ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 11, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 11, 2018 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.08980, -102.13790 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $2,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"CONTRACTOR ONSITE SAW OIL COMING FROM PUMP AND SHUT DOWN PUMP AT 10:27 AM. CONTRACTOR THEN NOTIFIED ENTERPRISE PERSONNEL OF LEAK AND LOCAL PERSONNEL ARRIVED ONSITE AT 10:40 AM. HOUSTON PIPELINE CONTROL WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AT 10:27 AM BY PERSONNEL AND PUMP WAS SHUT DOWN BY PIPELINE CONTROL. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND CLEANUP BEGAN IMMEDIATELY, ALONG WITH REPAIR OF NIPPLE THAT CRACKED ON INSTRUMENTATION TIED TO PUMP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NIPPLE UTILIZED WAS MISMATCHED WITH THE INSTRUMENTATION UTILIZED. TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE, OUR RELIABILITY GROUP DETERMINED THAT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF NIPPLE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED THAT IS MORE ALIGNED WITH THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF THE PUMP."
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.