ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 10, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 10, 2018 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.92260, -98.14350 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $24,000 |
| Other Costs | $1,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 1227 HOUSTON CONTROL CENTER (HCC) NOTIFIED ENTERPRISE PIPELINE TECHNICIANS OF AN LEL ALARM AT LYSSY STATION TRIGGERING A STATION SHUTDOWN. ON SITE TECHNICIANS WERE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE OUTBOUND 300 METER RUN AND FOUND A VALVE OPEN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSED DURING THE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY. AN OPEN BLEEDER VALVE ON TOP OF THE STRAINER BASKET ALLOWED APPROXIMATELY 27 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL TO BE RELEASED. INVESTIGATION INTO THE SPILL INDICATED THE BLEEDER VALVE ON TOP OF THE STRAINER WAS INADVERTENTLY LOCKED OPEN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED CLOSED. THIS ALLOWED CRUDE OIL TO ESCAPE VIA THE HIGHPOINT BLEEDER VALVE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ONSITE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. TECHNICIAN OQ'S WERE SUSPENDED UNTIL RETRAINING OCCURRED.
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.