COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.71897, -95.17930 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| 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 3/29/15 AT APPROXIMATELY 04:05, AN EMPLOYEE DISCOVERED STAINED ROCK AND THEN PRODUCT INSIDE AN ACCESS WELL BETWEEN UNITS 2 AND 3 ON LINE 02 AT HOUSTON STATION. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND STATION ISOLATED AT 04:10. A TECHNICIAN AND CONTRACTOR CREW RESPONDED AT 05:00 AND IDENTIFIED THE LEAK SOURCE AS A PINHOLE IN A TUBING LINE FOR THE UNIT 3 SUCTION PRESSURE SWITCH. UNIT 3 WAS ISOLATED AND LINE 02 WAS RESTARTED AT 07:30. TUBING WAS REPLACED AT 07:15 AND UNIT 3 WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL SERVICE AT 09:00. THE INCIDENT IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 03:05 ON 3/28/15. FINAL CLEANUP EFFORTS WERE COMPLETED ON 4/1/15. ALL RELEASED PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ON COMPANY PROPERTY IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. NO IMMEDIATE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED DUE TO VOLUME RELEASED AND THE FACT IT WAS CONTAINED ON COMPANY PROPERTY.
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.