ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.82188, -94.81171 |
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 DECEMBER 9, 2016 AT 19:15 ENTERPRISE PIPELINE CONTROL RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHAMBERS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTING LEL NEAR FM 565 AND GOU HOLE RD. THE P63 PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND ISOLATED AT 19:33. ENTERPRISE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE AT 19:58 AND REPORTED PRODUCT DIPPING OUT OF THE CASING VENT PIPE WHERE P63 CROSSES GOU HOLE RD. AT 21:40 A DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD EXCEED $50,000, AND A CALL WAS MADE TO THE NRC AT 22:01 (NRC #1166014). DUE TO THE BATCHES OF PRODUCT IN THE LINE AT THE TIME, AN ESTIMATED 26.2 BBLS OF NATURAL GAS AND 7.9 BBLS OF ISOBUTANE WERE RELEASED. THERE WERE NO EVACUATIONS, INJURIES, FATALITIES, FIRE, OR EXPLOSION AS A RESULT OF THIS RELEASE. THE PIPELINE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE ON DECEMBER 15, 2016. THE RUPTURED SECTION OF PIPE WAS CUT OUT AND SENT TO STRESS ENGINEERING FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE PIPE FAILED DUE TO EXTERNAL CORROSION IN AREAS OF DAMAGED COATING, WHICH APPEAR TO CORRELATE TO FIELD-APPLIED CASING INSULATORS OR SPACERS BETWEEN THE CARRIER PIPE AND CASING.
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.