CENTURION PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 20, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 20, 2015 |
| Operator | CENTURION PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.89285, -99.03776 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $55,000 |
| Emergency Response | $20,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON THE EARLY MORNING OF JULY 20, 2015, ODOR WAS DETECTED BY A PUBLIC PERSON AND REPORTED TO THE LOCAL SHERIFF WHO REPORTED THE ODOR TO THE CONTROL ROOM WHICH THEN OBSERVED BY REMOTE CAMERA SOME OIL ON THE GROUND AT BRETCH STATION . THE CONTROL ROOM COMMUNICATED WITH CENTURION FIELD PERSONNEL TO VISIT THE SITE. THE FIELD EMPLOYEE OBSERVED OIL BUT DID NOT KNOW IF THE QUANTITY WAS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE SPILLL A REPORTABLE INCIDENT. AT 08:45 A.M. FIELD PERSONNEL IN DISCUSSION WITH HOUSTON PERSONNEL REALIZED THAT THE SPILL WAS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO REQUIRE A REGULATORY REPORT DUE TO THE COSTS OF REMEDIATION. AT 9:01 A.M.(LOCAL TIME), HOUSTON PERSONNEL (MR. CUNNINGHAM) MADE THE TELEPHONIC REPORT OF THE SPILL TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC). 400 BARRELS OF CRUDE WERE RELEASED BUT 300 BARRELS WERE RECOVERED. ALL THE OIL RELEASED WAS CONTAINED ON OPERATOR CENTURION PROPERTY. A SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT A BELOW GROUND VALVE BODY PLUG WITH EVIDENCE OF CORROSION HAD FAILED THEREBY CAUSING THE RELEASE OF OIL FROM THE PIPELINE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE VALVE AND PIPELINE WERE RETURNED TO SERVICE."
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.