ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 15, 2015

Incident Information

Incident DateJuly 15, 2015
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.76285, -102.34579

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$19,281
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON 7/15/15 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 ENTERPRISE TECHNICIAN WAS NOTIFIED OF A LEAK ON THE C92 PIPELINE. PIPELINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT THAT WAS RELEASED. THE LINE WAS EXPOSED AND A 1/4"" DIAMETER PINHOLE WAS OBSERVED ON THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. A CLAMP WAS APPLIED AND THE LINE WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE. FURTHER ASSESSMENT WILL BE MADE ON THE PIPE TO DETERMINE PERMANENT REPAIR. THE AFFECTED LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED."

About This Pipeline Incident

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