EXPLORER PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 8, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 8, 2015 |
| Operator | EXPLORER PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.64235, -94.97316 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $25 |
| Emergency Response | $5,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JUNE 8, 2015 AN EXPLORER PIPELINE PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCT IN A VAULT THAT CONTAINED THE DISCHARGE VALVE OF MAINLINE UNIT 1 AT THE VINITA, OKLAHOMA PUMP STATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION A LOOSE THREADED FITTING FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BLOWDOWN OF THE VALVE WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE. THE CONNECTION APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION AND RECORDS DO NOT REFLECT ANY WORK TO THE CONNECTION OR FITTING. THE PUMPING UNIT VALVE AND THE STATION WAS ISOLATED FROM THE MAINLINE AND THE THREADED BLOWDOWN CONNECTION TO THE VALVE WAS PLUGGED. SOIL SAMPLING INDICATED THAT 7.7 GALLONS OF PRODUCT MIXED WAS RELEASED FROM THE THREADED CONNECTION. ANY IMPACTED SOIL WAS TEST AND PROPERLY MANAGED."
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.