"SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 11, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 11, 2016 |
| Operator | "SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.85670, -94.99450 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING-RELATED (NOT GIRTH WELD OR OTHER WELDS FORMED IN THE FIELD) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $75,000 |
| Emergency Response | $50,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"NOTIFICATION TO VOLUNTARILY SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE WAS DETERMINED BY THE GEN. MNGR, FACILITY MNGR & CONTROL CENTER MNGR. THEY WERE NOTIFIED BY OUR ROW TECH ON SITE OF A NEW PIPELINE LAY PARALLEL TO OUR PIPELINE. EXCAVATION HAD DISCOVERED A WATERY LIQUID AT THE SIX FT. OF DEPTH EXCAVATION. CONTROL CENTER SUPERVISOR INFORMED THE CONTROLLER TO SHUT DOWN THE E. HOU. TO PT. NECHES 20"" AND ISOLATE THE SEGMENT TO MOSS BLUFF P.S. OUR FIELD AND SME INTEGRITY GROUPS EXCAVATED AND INSPECTED THE PIPE. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE UNTIL PRESSURE WAS ADDED TO THE PIPELINE LATER THE 12TH. A PINHOLE WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE LONG SEAM OF THE PIPE. THE PIPELINE WAS DE-PRESSURED AND ISOLATED. THE COATING WAS REMOVED AND THE LONG SEAM WAS INSPECTED. NO CRACK IN THE LONG SEAM. A PINHOLE WAS FOUND. A FULL ENCIRCLEMENT SLEEVE WAS WELDED TO THE PIPELINE, COATED AND BACKFILLED. THE PIPELINE WAS RE-STARTED AT 08:00 4/13."
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.