ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.34525, -94.93518 |
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
THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BY OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WHILE MAKING ROUTINE ROUNDS. THE LEAK WAS ON 24 INCH PIPING USED AS A RECIRCULATION LINE DOWNSTREAM OF THE METERS IN THE TEXAS CITY TANK FARM FACILITY. LOW FLOW LINES WITHIN THIS FACILITY WILL BE FLUSHED ON A MORE REGULAR SCHEDULE. THIS WORK WILL BE SCHEDULED DOCUMENTED THRU OUR CMMS SYSTEM. THE LINE WAS ISOLATED, THE LEAK WAS STOPPED, AND PIPE WAS REMOVED. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS CONCLUDED THAT THE LEAK WAS THE RESULT OF INTERNAL CORROSION LIKELY CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF CORROSION MECHANISMS.
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.