ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.19332, -96.98553

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 ON 5-7-15 OPERATING PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT HOPE STATION TO CONDUCT MAINTENANCE WORK. UPON ARRIVAL CRUDE OIL WAS NOTICED TO BE UNDER THE TANK MIXER. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHEN PRODUCT WAS PUMPED OUT OF THE TANK, ONE OF THE PONTOONS ON THE ROOF MADE CONTACT WITH MIXER PROPELLER CAUSING STRESS ON THE BALL PACKING GLAND. APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL ESCAPED AND WAS PROMPTLY CLEANED UP. THE MIXER WAS REPAIRED AND THE TANK WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO REST ON HIGH LEGS.

About This Pipeline Incident

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