"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 24, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 24, 2015 |
| Operator | "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.51157, -94.85029 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $18,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"APPROXIMATELY 40 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED AS A RESULT OF A COMMUNICATION FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN A TANK OVERFILL. DURING A TANK FILL, PLAINS CONTROL CENTER LOST COMMUNICATION DUE TO A WEATHER-RELATED, POWER OUTAGE. THE STATION WAS SHUTDOWN WHEN THE POWER WAS LOST. UPON DISCOVERY, PLAINS BEGAN PUMPING OUT OF THE TANK TEMPORARILY, IN ORDER TO STOP THE OVERFLOW. ONCE THE TANK ROOF WAS INSPECTED, PLAINS CONTROL CENTER WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO RESTART, RESUMING NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE TANK AND STATION.THE RELEASE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, AND PROPERLY CLEANED AND DISPOSED OF. THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) WAS NOTIFIED UPON DISCOVERY AS AN UNKNOWN VOLUME RELEASED, THEN LATER NOTIFIED AGAIN OF THE ESTIMATED VOLUME RELEASED. REPORT NUMBERS #1131567 AND #1131711 WERE ASSIGNED. PLAINS LATER DETERMINED THAT COSTS DID NOT EXCEED $50,000, SO THE NRC NOTIFICATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED."
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.