KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorKINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.73064, -95.20349

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

WHILE PUMPING TO A THIRD PARTY PIPELINE ON THE 20"" CROSS CHANNEL LINE, THE THIRD PARTY PIPELINE LOST THEIR PUMP. THIS CAUSED PRESSURE TO COME BACK TO PASADENA AND THE SURGE SYSTEM WORKED AS DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE. THE CONTROL ROOM DID A CONTROLLED SHUT DOWN AND HAD OPERATIONS WALK THE LINE. A THERMAL PRV WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION ALLOWING ULSD TO COME OUT OF THE PIPING AND INTO CONTAINMENT. 75 GALLONS FELL INTO CONTAINMENT AND WAS MOVED TO A TANK. THE PRV HAD FAILED TO RESEAT DUE TO DEBRIS/TRASH INSIDE IT. THIS PRV IS BEING PIPED TO A STORAGE TANK TO PREVENT FURTHER OCCURENCE. IT WAS ALSO REPLACED.

About This Pipeline Incident

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