MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.01263, -90.85977 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON MARCH 10, FIELD PERSONNEL DISCOVERED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND AT MARATHON PIPE LINE'S CAPLINE ST JAMES STATION. APPROXIMATELY ONE BARREL OF CRUDE WAS VISIBLE ABOVE GRADE WITH THE REMAINING VOLUME OF THE RELEASE BELOW GRADE. THE PIPELINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND VAC TRUCKS WERE MOBILIZED TO BEGIN CLEANUP OF FREE STANDING PRODUCT. AN EARTHEN DIKE WAS ESTABLISHED AROUND THE IMPACTED AREA TO PREVENT PRODUCT MIGRATION. THE IMPACTED AREA WAS EXCAVATED. ONCE EXCAVATION EXPOSED THE BURIED 4"" PROVER INLET DRAIN LINE, A SMALL STREAM OF CRUDE OIL WAS OBSERVED DRAINING FROM THE SIX O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE PIPE. FACILITY PERSONNEL COMPLETED REPAIRS BY INSTALLING A CLAMP OVER THE RELEASE POINT. THE FINAL RELEASE VOLUME WAS DETERMINED TO BE 40 BARRELS. ALL RELEASED PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ON SITE. THE RELEASE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE INTERNAL CORROSION THAT OCCURRED ON THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE DRAIN LINE, UPSTREAM OF THE DRAIN LINE ISOLATION VALVE. 8/17/17 UPDATE: PART C, QUESTION 3D: CORRECTED THE PIPE SPECIFICATION TO ""API 5L"". PART D, QUESTION 8: COSTS WERE FINALIZED. PART H: UPDATED THE NARRATIVE.
About This Pipeline Incident
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