ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 5, 2015

Incident Information

Incident DateSeptember 5, 2015
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.74789, -95.12941

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$2,500
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON 9/5/15 AT APPROXIMATELY 0300, LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL DISCOVERED CRUDE OIL LEAKING FROM A 1"" NIPPLE. THE ASSET WAS SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED TO STOP THE LEAK. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE NIPPLE AND THE MOVEMENT WAS RESTARTED. ALL OIL WAS CONTAINED AND PROMPTLY CLEANED UP."

About This Pipeline Incident

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