"VELOCITY CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PIPELINE, LLC"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 3, 2017

Incident Information

Incident DateOctober 3, 2017
Operator"VELOCITY CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PIPELINE, LLC"
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates35.01366, -97.78727

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
SubcauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE BY OPERATOR'S CONTRACTOR (SECOND PARTY)

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$116,805
Emergency Response$183,886
Other Costs$33,223

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Incident Narrative

"WHILE DRILLING A NEW HDD, PARALLEL TO OUR EXISTING PIPELINE, THE DRILL BIT STRUCK THE EXISTING PIPELINE. THE NEW HDD WAS 473FT FROM THE ENTRY POINT AT THE TIME OF THE STIKE. CONDENSATE AND GAS WAS SEEN COMING UP THROUGH THE BORE TO THE RETURN PIT FOR THE HDD OPERATION. ESD WAS ACTIVATED AND BLOCK VALVES WERE CLOSED."

About This Pipeline Incident

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