ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.98399, -95.36536 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT 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 FEBRUARY 12TH, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:54 THE SLUG VALVE, WHICH IS LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF THE METER SKID AT THE OGDEN FACILITY AND IS USED TO DETECT WATER, CLOSED AND CAUSED AN OVERPRESSURE OF THE CLAY FILTER LOCATED ON THE METER SKID. AS A RESULT OF THIS OVERPRESSURE, 10 GALLONS OF JET FUEL WERE RELEASED INTO THE CONCRETE CONTAINMENT AND ROCKS LOCATED BELOW THE METER SKID. AT 12:18, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COST OF CLEANUP AND REPAIR WOULD EXCEED $50,000, SO A CALL WAS MADE TO THE NRC (#1170870). A CALL WAS ALSO MADE TO THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION AT 12:23. THE AREA WAS CLEANED UP AND THE PIPELINE REMAINED SHUT DOWN UNTIL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CLAY FILTER WAS REPLACED BY A SPOOL PIECE, THE TWO REMAINING FILTERS WERE INSPECTED, NEW PSVS WERE INSTALLED ON ALL THREE FILTERS, AND NEW BOLTS AND GASKETS WERE INSTALLED ON THE AFFECTED FLANGES. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE, THE SET POINTS ON BOTH THE PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE AND PRESSURE TRANSMITTER UPSTREAM OF THE METER SKID WERE LOWERED AND THE SLUG VALVE WAS DISENGAGED.
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.