ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 2, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 2, 2016 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.75890, -95.14329 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $40,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 08/02/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 03:30 LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL NOTICED CRUDE OIL HAD RELEASED FROM AN OPEN 2"" DRAIN VALVE. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OPERATIONS UNINTENTIONALLY LEFT THE DRAIN VALVE OPEN AFTER PREPARING FOR MAINTENANCE WORK AND RESIDUAL CRUDE FROM THE DRAINED PIPE WAS SPILLED. THE VALVE WAS CLOSED AND LEAK WAS STOPPED. ALL CRUDE WAS REMEDIATED AND THE FACILITY RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL."
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.