THUNDER BASIN PIPELINE, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 2, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 2, 2015 |
| Operator | THUNDER BASIN PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 42.91798, -105.24069 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $85 |
| Emergency Response | $30,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 09:04 HOURS ON 09/02/15, WE WERE NOTIFIED BY OUR PATROL PILOT THAT WE HAD A RELEASE AT LEBAR JCT.. OUR CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED TO SHUT DOWN THE LINE. MANAGEMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AS WELL AS OUR SPILL CLEAN-UP CREW, AND WE PROCEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO THE LOCATION. AFTER ARRIVAL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE INCOMING RECEIVER HAD FAILED. THE BLEEDER VALVE BELOW THE GAUGE WAS CLOSED TO STOP THE FLOW OF THE RELEASE. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS CALLED TO NOTIFY THEM OF OUR FINDINGS AND THEY WERE CLEARED TO RESTART THE LINE. THE LANDOWNER WAS ALLED AND NOTIFIED OF THE RELEASE. A VAC TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN TO RECOVER LIQUID CRUDE ON THE SURFACE. THE REMAINING CONTAMINATED DIRT AND GRAVEL WAS REMOVED BY THE SPILL CONTRACTOR AND HAULED OUT FOR SAFE DISPOSAL. FRESH DIRT AND GRAVEL WERE THEN LAID BACK DOWN AND THE AREA WAS RE-SEEDED.
About This Pipeline Incident
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