ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.76685, -95.01275 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT 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
OPERATOR PERSONNEL DISCOVERED PRODUCT POOLING IN THE CONCRETE PIG BARREL CONTAINMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:01 AM. AT THE TIME, IT WAS BELIEVED APPROXIMATELY 1 GALLON OF PRODUCT WAS RELEASED. FOLLOWING FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED AT 6:45 AM THAT APPROXIMATELY 2 BBLS OF PRODUCT HAD BEEN RELEASED INTO THE CONTAINMENT PAD AND ONTO THE SURROUNDING GRAVEL. A NEWLY-INSTALLED THERMAL RELIEF VALVE ON THE P91 PIG BARREL HAD LEAKED-BY, ALLOWING PRODUCT INTO A SHARED DRAIN SYSTEM. THE DRAIN SYSTEM WAS BLOCKED BY BLASTING MEDIA FROM A RECENT PAINTING PROJECT AND BACKED UP INTO THE PIG BARREL CONTAINMENT. THE RELIEF WAS ISOLATED AND REPAIRED, PRODUCT CLEANED UP, AND THE DRAIN LINE CLEARED AND VERIFIED OPEN.
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.