CHAPARRAL ENERGY, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 20, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | November 20, 2015 |
| Operator | CHAPARRAL ENERGY, LLC |
| Commodity | CO2 (CARBON DIOXIDE) |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.79693, -96.66305 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $25 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 AT 09:30 CHAPARRAL RECEIVED A CALL FROM ITS CONTRACTOR THAT A LEAK HAD DEVELOPED ON A ONE INCH TUBING CONNECTION FEEDING A PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. THE CONTRACTOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO IMMEDIATELY CLOSE THE VALVE FEEDING THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. AT 10:45 A CHAPARRAL REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVED AT LOCATION TO VERIFY THE LEAK. AT 12:00 A CHAPARRAL REPRESENTATIVE ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS TO REPLACE THE FAULTY COMPONENT. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 AT 11:00 A CHAPARRAL REPRESENTATIVE REPLACED THE FAULTY COMPONENT. AT 12:30 THE ONE INCH TUBING FEEDING THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WAS PUT BACK INTO SERVICE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LEAK CAUSED NO PERSONNEL, PROPERTY, OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND DID NOT AFFECT A HIGH CONSEQUENCE AREA.
About This Pipeline Incident
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