DOUBLE EAGLE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 23, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 23, 2015 |
| Operator | DOUBLE EAGLE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.43916, -98.33466 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $9,500 |
| Emergency Response | $6,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON 10-23-15 KINDER MORGAN'S DOUBLE EAGLE PIPELINE EXPERIENCED A RELEASE OF 1.7 BBLS OF CRUDE CONDENSATE AT ITS MCMULLEN BOOSTER STATION IN CALLIHAM TX, MCMULLEN COUNTY. AT APPROXIMATELY 19:50 THE KINDER MORGAN HOUSTON CONTROL CENTER (HCC) RECEIVED A ""OUTBOARD SEAL FLUSH HIGH PRESSURE ALARM"" ON PUMP P-100 AT THE MCMULLEN STATION. THE PUMP WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND A KINDER MORGAN TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SITE TO INVESTIGATE. UPON HIS ARRIVAL TO THE SITE, THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED PRODUCT COMING OUT OF THE VENT ON TOP OF THE BARRIER FLUID TOWER RESULTING IN A RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 1.7 BBLS OF CRUDE CONDENSATE, 1.5 BBLS WAS CAUGHT IN ENGINEERED CONTAINMENT, AND .2 BBLS ESCAPED CONTAINMENT AND AFFECTED SOIL. THE RELEASE WAS ISOLATED AND THE KINDER MORGAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN (ERP) WAS PUT INTO ACTION. UPON ARRIVAL OF THE SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR THE RELEASE WAS IMMEDIATELY CLEANED UP AND DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED CANNOT DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE SEAL FAILURE.
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.