PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.26528, -101.89083 |
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
PROACTIVE TRACER GAS INSPECTION TESTING WAS BEING PERFORMED ON THE AMARILLO TERMINAL UNDERGROUND PIPING WHEN A POSITIVE HIT FOR A POTENTIAL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. THE PREMIUM TANK DELIVERY LINE TO NUSTAR WAS UNCOVERED AND A FLANGE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LINE. THE LEAK IS ESTIMATED TO BE 1 BARREL. THE LINE IS CURRENTLY ISOLATED, DRAINED, AND NOT BEING USED. PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE TO CUT THE FLANGE OUT AND REPLACE WITH A SECTION OF STRAIGHT PIPE. THIS WILL REPAIR THE LEAK AS WELL AS PREVENT A REOCCURANCE OF THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER REVIEWING THIS REPORT, WE CHANGED THE PIPELINE FACILITY FROM INTRASTATE TO INTERSTATE (WHICH IS CORRECT). IN ADDITION, THE REPORT WILL BE LEFT OPEN AS THE SPILL IS BEING REMEDIATED AND VOLUMES RECOVERED WILL BE UPDATED ONCE REMEDIATOIN IS COMPLETE. UPDATE - 8/18/16 THE RECOVERED VOLUME IS UNCHANGED AS THIS SPILL WAS ALLOWED TO BE REMEDIATED IN PLACE. THE UNDERGROUND FLANGE WHICH LEAKED WAS REMOVED ON 5/24/2016 AND REPLACED WITH A STRAIGHT PIECE OF PIPE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT FROM RE-OCCURRENCE. THEREFORE, THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A FINAL REPORT.
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.