WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 43.82565, -104.32478 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| 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 (CONTROLLER) NOTICED THE TANK LEVEL ON THE SOURCE TANK AT BUTTE JUNCTION WAS DROPPING AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO BE OCCURRING AS WE WERE PUMPING INTO AND OUT OF TANK AT THE SAME RATE. AN OPERATOR WAS DISPATCHED TO THE STATION AND DISCOVERED THE PUMP BYPASS PIPING WELD HAD CRACKED ON THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE LINE AND OIL WAS COMING OUT OF THE PIPE. THE STATION WAS SHUTDOWN AND BLOCKED IN. PIPELINE PERSONNEL WERE CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTRACTORS CONTACTED FOR SPILL ASSISTANCE AND EQUIPMENT BROUGHT FROM MUSH CREEK TO STOP LEAK FLOW. CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND REMEDIATED, A VAC TRUCK REMOVED POOLING OIL, AND NEW SOIL WAS INSTALLED IN THE EXCAVATED AREA. WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THIS INCIDENT . 6/27/2018 - DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PIPE/WELD THAT FAILED DUE TO LACK OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WE WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE PIPING IN BUTTE STATION. THIS WORK IS SCHEDULE TO BE COMPLETED BY MID AUGUST 2018 ALL PIPING AT BUTTE STATION HAS BEEN REPLACED.
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.