SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 19, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 19, 2016 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.06382, -96.60748 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING-RELATED (NOT GIRTH WELD OR OTHER WELDS FORMED IN THE FIELD) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,000 |
| Emergency Response | $5,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 12/19/2016 OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY OF A POSSIBLE RELEASE ON THE YALE 4' PIPELINE SYSTEM. THE PIPELINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND ISOLATED. PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SITE AND CONFIRMED A RELEASE HAD OCCURED. EXCAVATION REVEALED A DENT AND A CRACK IN THE PIPE THAT RESULTED IN THE RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 5 BARRELS OF OIL. ON 12/20/2016 THE AFFECTED SEGMENT WAS REMOVED AND NEW PIPING INSTALLED. CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMEDIATED ONSITE. SUBSEQUENT METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS TIME DEPENDENT CRACKING OF A DENT FROM MOVEMENT AND/OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT CROSSING THE AFFECTED AREA. A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DETERMINED THAT THE LINE SEGMENT IS NOT VIABLE TO CURRENT OPERATIONS. THE LINE WAS NITROGEN PURGED, CUT, CAPPED AND PLACED IN OUT OF SERVICE STATUS THE WEEK OF AUGUST 28, 2017."
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.