PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates40.83135, -111.91978

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

APPROXIMATELY 1 BBL OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED FROM A BOLT HOLE ON THE CASE OF THE PD METER, WHICH WAS PURCHASED AS AN ASSEMBLED UNIT. THE BOLT WHICH WAS MISSING IS USED TO HOLD THE INTERMECH IN THE METER CASE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE METER CASE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CASE HAD CRACKED INSIDE OF THE METER, LETTING THE BOLT FALL OUT OF THE CASE. THE RELEASE WAS FULLY CONTAINED TO PLAINS PROPERTY AND CLEANED UP PROPERLY. THE FAILED INNERMECH WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE.

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.

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