SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.87656, -97.79842 |
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
ON 10/9/2014 THE SCRAPER RUNNER WAS APPROACHING THE THOMASON SCRAPER TRAP TO PERFORM ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PIGGING ON THE LINE SEGMENT WHEN HE NOTICED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED AND THE LINE SEGMENT WAS SHUT DOWN. VALVES WERE USED TO ISOLATE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WHICH WAS ON THE BARREL BETWEEN THE HEAD GATE VALVE AND THE KICKER VALVE ON THE SCRAPER TRAP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED INTERNAL CORROSION ON A CROSS TYPE FITTING WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE BARREL UPSTREAM OF THE INCOMING KICKER LINE. A NEW SCRAPER TRAP WAS INSTALLED.
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.