ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 11, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 11, 2017 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.61186, -95.18511 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $90,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 2/11/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 02:54 CST, OPERATING PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A 1-GALLON SPILL UNDERNEATH A 90-DEGREE ELBOW IN ECHO STATION. IN RESPONSE, METER SKID ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELBOW WAS ISOLATED. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 CST IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED $50,000 AND AN NRC NOTIFICATION WAS IMMEDIATELY MADE AT 10:25 CST. FOR REPAIR, THE ELBOW WAS CUT OUT AND THE METER SKID PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE. BASED ON THE METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS PREFERENTIAL WELD CORROSION. TO MINIMIZE RECURRENCE, SIMILAR LOW-FLOW AND INTERMITTENT-FLOW PIPING IN THIS FACILITY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND RECEIVES FLUSHING AT SCHEDULED INTERVALS. NRC #1170795 MADE ON 2/11/2017 AT 10:25 CST"
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.