"SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P."

hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 18, 2017

Incident Information

Incident DateJanuary 18, 2017
Operator"SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P."
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.11116, -91.16165

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseTHREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$500
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

METER RUN CRUDE OIL SAMPLE PROBE/VALVE RELEASED ONE (1) GALLON OF CRUDE OIL TO THE GULF OF MEXICO. SWAGELOK STAINLESS STEEL VALVE DEVELOPED CRACK IN THE NPT THREADS WHICH DRIPPED CRUDE OIL. BELIEVED TO HAVE DEVELOPED THE CRACK THREADS DUE TO POSSIBLE VIBRATION. REMOVED STAINLESS STEEL VALVE AND PLUGGED THE CONNECTION. NOT NEEDED.

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