ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.01356, -96.25730

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

9/25/2016 20:00 HRS - EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT DANEVANG PUMP STATION TO LINE UP PUMP FOR START UP ON LID N24G. THE PUMP BYPASS VALVE WAS CLOSED AND STARTED LEAKING AROUND THE STEM. PACKING WAS INJECTED INTO THE STEM HOUSING. THIS SLOWED THE LEAK TO A MINUTE VAPOR BUT DID NOT STOP IT. THE PUMP BYPASS VALVE WAS FULLY REOPENED AND THE LEAK STOPPED AT 22:25HRS - IT WAS DETERMINED AT THIS TIME TO MEET WRITTEN REPORTABLE CRITERIA. 23:03HRS - TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION WAS NOTIFIED OF THE LEAK. THE VALVE IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED 1ST QTR 2017.

About This Pipeline Incident

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