ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 23, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 23, 2016 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.61413, -95.18479 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $65,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 12/23/16, LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL DISCOVERED 3 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL UNDERNEATH 400 METER SKID. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RELEASE ORIGINATED FROM A BLEED VALVE IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE VALVE WAS CLOSED AND AREA WAS CLEANED UP. THE NRC NOTIFICATION WAS MADE 12/24/16 AT 10:55, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION THAT THE CLEAN-UP COST WOULD EXCEED 50K. AFTER THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE, THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. DURING A PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY THE DAY BEFORE, PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED, THE BLEED VALVE WAS CLOSED AND NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS WERE NOTED THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LEAK."
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.