"ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 5, 2015

Incident Information

Incident DateNovember 5, 2015
Operator"ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC"
CommodityHVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.86000, -94.90170

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
SubcauseOTHER INCORRECT OPERATION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$750
Emergency Response$250
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2015, A FLASH FIRE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ARBUCKLE PIPELINE'S ENTERPRISE-TARGA DELIVERY FACILITY LOCATED IN MONT BELVIEU, TX. THIS FACILITY IS OWNED BY ONEOK ARBUCKLE PIPELINE, L.L.C. AND OPERATED BY ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, L.L.C. ('ONEOK'). THE FLASH FIRE OCCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF CHANGING THE FILTER ELEMENTS CONTAINED IN A HORIZONTAL PIPELINE DELIVERY FILTER USED IN MIXED NATURAL GAS LIQUID (Y-GRADE) SERVICE AT THE FACILITY. AS PART OF THE FILTER ELEMENT CHANGE PROCESS, THE FILTER VESSEL WAS ISOLATED, THE PRODUCT WAS EVACUATED THROUGH FLARING, AND THE VESSEL WAS STEAMED TO A TEMPERATURE OF 200

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