ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.92240, -98.14590 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 02-27-2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:05 LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL NOTICED CRUDE OIL CONTAINED WITHIN THE DIKE OF TANK 3804. ALL INBOUND AND OUTBOUND MOVEMENTS WERE SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED. NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE NRC AND TRRC (INCIDENT NUMBER 1531) AT APPROXIMATELY 08:45 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION OF THE SPILL AND REPAIR COST EXCEEDING $50,000. THE SOURCE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RELIEF LINE CONNECTED TO TANK 3804. ALL FREE LIQUID WAS CLEANED UP AND CONTAMINATED SOIL IS CURRENTLY BEING LAND FARMED ON SITE. ON FRIDAY 3-3-2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 THE TANK WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER REMOVING THE AFFECTED SECTION OF PIPING. A FINAL REPAIR IS STILL PENDING AT THIS TIME. THE FINAL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON 05/05/17 BY REPLACING THE BELOW GROUND PIPING WITH A NEW SYSTEM ABOVE GROUND THAT WILL PREVENT THIS DEAD LEG FROM REDEVELOPING. UPDATE 9/10/2018: IN ADDITION TO THE PIPE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, WE WILL ESTABLISH A PERIODIC FLUSHING PROTOCOL FOR THESE LINES TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE.
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.