PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates33.39674, -102.40933

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

APPROXIMATELY 0.6 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED AS A RESULT OF INTERNAL CORROSION. THE TYPE OF CORROSION HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE PIPE IS EXTRACTED FROM THE GROUND AND EXAMINED. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: AFTER ADDITIONAL FIELD EXAMINATION OF THE DEAD LEG PIPING, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE INTERNAL CORROSION AS A RESULT OF MICROBIOLOGICALLY-INFLUENCED CORROSION (MIC). PART G HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THIS INFORMATION. REPAIRS INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF PIPING, WITH NEW, ABOVE GRADE PIPING IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE DEAD LEG SECTIONS.

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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