SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.07110, -96.47409 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 5/28/15 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:00 CONSTRUCTION CREWS DISCOVERED A CRUDE OIL SPILL FROM A VENT VALVE ON THE 8-16"" FILL LINE. THE VENT VALVE WAS IMMEDIATELY CLOSED AND THE RELEASE WAS STOPPED. PERSONNEL WERE MOBILIZED TO CONTAIN AND RECOVER ANY FREE CRUDE AND CLEAN UP THE IMPACTED AREA. APPROXIMATELY 20BBLS WAS RELEASED AND 17BBLS WERE RECOVERED. CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR ONSITE REMEDIATION. CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS BEING CARRIED OUT TO TIE IN A NEW 16"" LINE INTO THE EXISTING 8-16"" FILL LINE. ON 5/26/15 THE 8-16"" FILL LINE WAS DRAINED AND BLINDED AND BELIEVED TO BE COMPLETELY ISOLATED FROM ANY SOURCE OF PRODUCT. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF THE EVENT DETERMINED THAT A SMALL DIAMETER BALL VALVE ASSOCIATED WITH A THERMAL RELIEF SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED VIA THE LO/TO PRE-PLAN PROCESS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE 8-16"" FILL LINE. THIS OPEN VALVE ALLOWED CRUDE TO FLOW AT A SLOW RATE THROUGH THE THERMAL RELIEF TUBING FROM A SEPARATE SUCTION LINE AND INTO THE 8-16"" FILL LINE AND EVENTUALLY OUT OF THE VENT VALVE.
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.