ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 23, 2018

Incident Information

Incident DateJuly 23, 2018
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityHVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.74350, -95.12800

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseNON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$0
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 ON 07/23/18, ENTERPRISE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE FLOW PADDLE ON DISCHARGE SIDE OF PUMP BEGAN LEAKING INTO MANIFOLD. APPROXIMATELY 2 BARRELS OF MTBE LEAKED INTO CONCRETE CONTAINMENT. OPERATION WAS SHUT DOWN AND LEAKING FLOW SWITCH WAS ISOLATED AND REMOVED. NORMAL OPERATIONS RESTORED. CLEAN UP AND REMEDIATION HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. RECURRENCE PREVENTED BY THE REMOVAL OF ALL SIMILAR FLOW SWITCHES AT ENTERPRISE HSC FACILITY."

About This Pipeline Incident

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