ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 7, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 7, 2018 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.52693, -103.56076 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $5,300 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON 02-07-18 AT 12:27 PIPELINE CONTROL RECEIVED A HIGH SUMP ALARM AT PECOS STATION. A PIPELINE TECHNICIAN HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED THE TASK OF REMOVING A PIG FROM THE TRAP AND LEFT THE DRAIN VALVE OPEN. WHEN THE PIPELINE WAS RESTARTED IT ALLOWED THE PRODUCT TO FLOW THROUGH THE DRAIN LINE INTO THE SUMP WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERFLOW OF APPROXIMATELY 4 BARRELS. THE TECHNICIAN HAD THE PROPER OQ'S AND WAS SENT FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING. ALL CRUDE WAS CLEANED UP AND STATION RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. TECHNICIAN'S OQ'S WERE PULLED AND RETRAINING OCCURRED 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.