ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.94911, -95.43051 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION 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
AT 1143 ON 1/8/2015 AN ENTERPRISE OPERATOR IDENTIFIED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND AT THE JONES CREEK STATION AND NOTIFIED PIPELINE CONTROL TO SHUT DOWN THE STATION DUE TO A POSSIBLE LEAK. AT 1250 A LEAK WAS CONFIRMED TO BE COMING FROM A RELIEF LINE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VOLUME AND ESTIMATED COST THRESHOLD WOULD MEET THE NRC REPORTABLE CRITERIA. IMMEDIATE MEASURES WERE TAKEN TO CONTAIN THE LEAK AND CREWS WERE DISPATCHED TO PICK UP CRUDE OIL AND HYDRO-EXCAVATE THE LEAKSITE. UPON EXCAVATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS LOCATED ON THE 20"" RELIEF LINE. A UT READING WAS OBTAINED AT THE LEAK SOURCE AND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE INTERNAL CORROSION. THE PIPE WAS REPAIRED WITH A CLAMP AND THE LINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 0150 ON 1/12/2015. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS BEING PERFORMED TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE RECURRENCE. ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE THE CURRENT LINE WITH AN ABOVE GROUND SECTION. NOTE: PART E - QUESTION 1, A RESPONSE OF 0 WAS PROVIDED DUE TO UNAVAILABLE PRESSURE DATA FOR THE ACCIDENT LOCATION AND ""UNKNOWN"" WAS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ENTRY.
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.