ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.74817, -95.13019

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

ON 05/08/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:40 A THREADED TUBING CONNECTION FAILED ON A PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT VIBRATION FROM THE BOOSTER PUMP CAUSED THE CONNECTION TO FAIL THUS ALLOWING CRUDE OIL TO LEAK. THE AREA WAS CLEANED UP AND THE TUBING WAS REPLACED AND SECURED TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE VIBRATION.

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.

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