BHP BILLITON PETROLEUM (EAGLE FORD GATHERING) LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 12, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 12, 2016 |
| Operator | BHP BILLITON PETROLEUM (EAGLE FORD GATHERING) LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.29088, -98.90041 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $15,000 |
| Emergency Response | $2,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
SIGNS OF A LEAK WERE VISUALLY NOTICED ON THE PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY BY PIPELINE OPERATOR ROW HAD 4 OPERATED PIPELINES, ONE REGULATED AND THREE NON-REGULATED; SOURCE OF LEAK UNKNOWN ALL PIPELINES WERE SHUT IN AND ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF LEAK WAS INVESTIGATED AND IT WAS DETERMINED LEAK WAS LOCATED ON REGULATED INTRASTATE TRANSMISSION LINE, NRC WAS NOTIFIED VIA TELEPHONE PIPELINE DEPRESSURIZED AND DE-INVENTORIED PIPELINE WAS EXCAVATED AT LEAK SITE AND TWO JOINTS OF PIPE WERE REPLACED CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND BACKFILLED WITH CLEAN SOIL
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.