"ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 17, 2017

Incident Information

Incident DateFebruary 17, 2017
Operator"ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC"
CommodityHVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates47.67247, -104.17808

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcausePUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$45,000
Emergency Response$400
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"AT 19:59 ON 2/17/2017 ONEOK PIPELINE CONTROL RECEIVED A GAS DETECTION ALARM AT ONEOK'S RIVERVIEW PUMP STATION. LOCAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO THE LOCATION. UPON ARRIVAL, ONEOK PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED VAPORS ESCAPING FROM THE #3 PUMP AT THE STATION. THE PUMP STATION WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE #3 PUMP WAS ISOLATED AND DE-PRESSURED. ONCE DE-PRESSURED, THE #3 PUMP WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND THE PUMP STATION WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL SERVICE. ONEOK PERSONNEL INVESTIGATING THE RELEASE, IDENTIFIED THE MANUFACTURE'S CONNECTION OF THE PUMP BALANCE LINE HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK WHERE IT ATTACHED TO THE PUMP CASE."

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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