"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 2, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 2, 2015 |
| Operator | "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.53198, -100.83048 |
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 | $8,407 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"APPROXIMATELY 4 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED DURING A MAINLINE DELIVERY TO SUNOCO'S FACILITY. DURING THIS DELIVERY, SUNOCO'S VALVE FAILED TO OPEN, WHICH CAUSED PLAINS PIPELINE TO BE BLOCKED IN, OVERFILLING PLAINS SUMP. A MEETING BETWEEN PLAINS AND SUNOCO OCCURRED TO DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED AND SUNOCO CONDUCTED A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, IN WHICH THEY DETERMINED THE VALVE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF THEIR OPERATOR ERROR. PLAINS WILL BE REROUTING THIS SUMP INTO A PLAIN'S TANK BY FIRST QUARTER 2016. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: PLAINS COMPLETED THE REROUTE OF THE SUMP ON FEBRUARY 18, 2016. PART G, NUMBER 4 WAS UPDATED FROM 'ROUTINE MAINTENANCE' TO 'NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS' FOLLOWING AN INTERNAL ANNUAL REVIEW. PART G, NUMBER 5 DOES NOT APPLY TO PLAINS BECAUSE SUNOCO PERSONNEL ACTUALLY CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. PLAINS CONTROLLER RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT BUT IN FACT THE TASK THAT THE PLAINS CONTROLLER PERFORMED DID NOT LEAD TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PLAINS CONTROLLER HAS BEEN TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO AOCS, IF THEY OCCUR, AND DID SO CORRECTLY."
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.