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SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorSUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.07415, -94.41013

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
Environmental Remediation—
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Incident Narrative

ON 10/28/2015 THE CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE PUBLIC OF A PETROLEUM ODOR AND APPARENT CRUDE OIL ON WATER IN AN UNNAMED DITCH. THE LINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN AND PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE AREA. AS AN IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BOOM WAS DEPLOYED IN THE UNNAMED DITCH TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTAMINATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM WATERWAY. THE AFFECTED SEGMENT OF THE NOME TO DANIEL'S JCT. 4' WAS ISOLATED BY CLOSING MAIN LINE BLOCK VALVES AND THE RELEASE POINT WAS LOCATED AND CONFIRMED. TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION TO THE NRC WAS MADE AT 15:07 (REPORT NO. 1131943) AND THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION-PIPELINE SAFETY WAS TELEPHONICALLY NOTIFIED AT 15:20 (INCIDENT ID: 1269). EXCAVATION OF THE LINE SEGMENT REVEALED A PINHOLE IN THE PIPE DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. A MECHANICAL CLAMP WAS INSTALLED. CRUDE OIL WAS RECOVERED VIA VACUUM TRUCK FROM SURFACE WATER IN THE UNNAMED DITCH AND CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR PROPER OFF-SITE DISPOSAL. THE LINE SEGMENT WAS RESTARTED ON 11/18/2015 TO RUN AN ACOUSTIC LEAK DETECTION DEVICE. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE ACOUSTIC LEAK DETECTION DEVICE RUN THE LINE WAS SHUTDOWN AGAIN. SUBSEQUENT TO THE RESULTS OF THE ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS THE AFFECTED PIPING WAS REMOVED AND NEW PIPING WAS INSTALLED AND THE LINE WAS RESTARTED ON 12/12/15.

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.

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