KERN OIL & REFINING CO.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 11, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 11, 2015 |
| Operator | KERN OIL & REFINING CO. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.29890, -118.91406 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $2,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
THE PIPELINE WAS INACTIVE AT THE TIME THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. THE LINE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE SINCE 2010. CRUDE OIL WAS DISCOVERED COMING UP FROM THE GROUND. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS CALLED KERN TO DETERMINE IF WE HAD ANY PIPELINES IN THE AREA. KERN RESPONDED TO ASSIST AND INVESTIGATE AND MITIGATE. THE LINE WAS EXPOSED AND CLAMPED WITHIN A MATTER OF HOURS. EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS WERE MADE TO REMOVE FREE LIQUIDS VIA VACUUM TRUCK. FURTHER EFFORTS TO ASSESS THE PIPE AND BEGIN SOIL REMEDIATION COMMENCED THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND CONTINUED OVER THE FOLLOWING DAYS. ALL AFFECTED SOIL WAS REMOVED. THE LINE SEGMENT WAS ISOLATED FROM ANY POSSIBLE SOURCES AND POTENTIAL TIE-INS. KERN PREPARED AND SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL A PLAN TO FORMALLY ABANDON THE LINE. TO DATE, INVESTIGATION EFFORTS HAVE NOT REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE GIVEN THE LINE WAS NOT IN ACTIVE SERVICE.
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.