PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.08167, -103.18111 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
APPROXIMATELY 15 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED WHEN THERMAL RELIEF VALVES OPENED AND RELIEVED INTO THE SUMP, CAUSING THE SUMP TO OVERFILL. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A 9-VOLT BATTERY IN THE BLOCK VALVE CONTROLS HAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED A STATUS FAILURE OF THE VALVE TO THE CONTROL CENTER. THE STATUS, INCORRECTLY, SHOWED AN OPEN POSITION WHEN IT WAS, IN FACT, CLOSED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE VALVE CONTROLS AND INDICATIONS WERE TESTED TO VERIFY PROPER WORKING ORDER. THE VALVE CONTROLS WILL BE RECONFIGURED TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE NEED FOR BATTERY POWER IN THE FUTURE. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: PART B, NUMBERS 4, 5 AND 6 HAVE BEEN UPDATED PER PHMSA'S REQUEST. PART E, NUMBER 6C HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED. NUMBER 6C WAS MARKED INCORRECTLY ON THE ORIGINAL REPORT. THE ANSWER TO 6C SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARKED YES. THERE WERE ALARMS RELATED TO THE RELIEF AND SUMP THAT WERE DETECTED BY THE CONTROLLER AND ACTED UPON. THERE WERE ALARMS THAT HELPED DETECT THE CONDITION. PART G6, NUMBER 1, WAS ALSO UPDATED TO REMOVE 'BLOCK VALVE' AS THIS WAS INCORRECTLY MARKED.
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.