"MAGELLAN TERMINALS HOLDINGS, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 13, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 13, 2016 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN TERMINALS HOLDINGS, LP" |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.94498, -96.74822 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $20,000 |
| Emergency Response | $411 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"WHILE WALKING OUT THE VALVE MANIFOLD DISCUSSING A FUTURE PROJECT THE MAGELLAN SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL BEGAN TO SMELL OIL. UPON INVESTIGATION, THEY FOUND A TANK HEADER HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK. THEY ISOLATED THE LINE, PLACED CATCH PANS BELOW THE LEAK FEATURE AND DEPLOYED ABSORBENT PADS AROUND THE PANS. A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED TO CURTAIL THE LEAK. THE SEGMENT OF DEFECTIVE PIPE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW, PRE-TESTED PIPE AND THE TIE-IN WELDS WERE TESTED USING NDE. THE PIPE SPECIMEN CONTAINING THE LEAK FEATURE WAS SENT TO A LABORATORY FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS, WHICH DETERMINED THE CAUSE AS INTERNAL CORROSION, LIKELY DUE TO SEPARATION AND SETTLEMENT OF MOISTURE-ENTRAINED WITH THE CRUDE OIL. THERE WAS NO IMPACTED SOIL. ALL RELEASED PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED BY A VACUUM TRUCK. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL-FINAL REPORT HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE THE RESULTS OF THE LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE FAILED PIPE SPECIMEN."
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.