PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.54426, -102.67448 |
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
APPROXIMATELY 10 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM A PINHOLE AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION OF PLAINS WASSON TO ODESSA 16-INCH PIPELINE. THE ROOT CAUSE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONE THE RESULTS ARE RECEIVED. THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) WAS NOTIFIED ONCE COSTS EXCEEDED $50,000 AND ASSIGNED REPORT NUMBER 1155413. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: THE PIPELINE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A RESULT OF EXTERNAL CORROSION. THIS OCCURRED DURING THE TRANSITION OF COATING. PLAINS HAS REPLACED THIS SECTION OF PIPING AS WELL AS INCREASED THE INSPECTION INTERVAL FOR THIS SEGMENT FROM FIVE YEARS TO THREE YEARS. DURING A CONFERENCE, HELD ON 8/5 AT 09:00 CST, TO DECIDE UPON FINAL REPAIRS, PLAINS DETERMINED THE NEED TO SET STOPPLES RATHER THAN DRAIN THE PIPE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME, THE ASSOCIATED COSTS WERE PROJECTED TO EXCEED THE $50,000.00 NRC REPORTING CRITERIA; THEREFORE, NRC WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED AT 09:10 CST. PART D, #8 HAS BEEN UPDATED. PER A REQUEST FROM PHMSA, PART A, #4 HAS BEEN UPDATED BASED ON PLAINS BEST ESTIMATE OF WHAT TIME THE INITIAL CALL WAS RECEIVED BY THE THIRD PARTY.
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.