FIELDWOOD ENERGY, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | FIELDWOOD ENERGY, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.25694, -89.96583 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
SITE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED OIL ON GROUND ABOVE BURIED PIPELINE SECTION WITHIN SITE BERM. PIPELINE AND FACILITY SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. EXCAVATION REVEALED ADDITIONAL OIL BELOW GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PINHOLE LEAK IN THE BURIED PIPELINE SEGMENT AND NUMEROUS LEAKS FROM NEARBY THREADED DRAIN LINES (NOT CONNECTED TO PIPELINE) THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE OIL LEAKAGE. NOTE THAT THE AMOUNT OF OIL SPILLED / RECOVERED IS NOT ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEAK ON THE DOT PIPELINE, BUT INCLUDES NUMEROUS LEAKS FROM OTHER BURIED SITE PIPING. MUCH OF THE UNCOVERED PIPING APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL TO THIS SITE. THIS FACILITY WAS PLACED IN OPERATION IN OR ABOUT 1965. THE DECISION WAS MADE BY FIELDWOOD MANAGEMENT TO PROACTIVELY REPLACE THE ENTIRE BURIED SECTION OF PIPELINE AND MOVE THIS SEGMENT AND ALL OTHER ACTIVE PIPING, ABOVE GROUND. REVIEW OF THE FAILED SECTION OF PIPELINE REVEALED A SMALL PINHOLE LEAK IN A 45 DEG FITTING, DOWNSTREAM OF A GIRTH WELD. EXAMINATION OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PIPE SURFACES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION OR OTHER DAMAGE IN THE AREA OF FAILURE.
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.