ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.95035, -96.75940 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION 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
DURING AN ENTERPRISE PIPELINE OPERATOR'S NORMAL ROUNDS, OPERATOR IDENTIFIED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND NEAR MANIFOLD B. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM ABOVE GROUND MANIFOLD PIPING. THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FLANGED OFF TEMPORARILY TO ALLOW OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE UNTIL A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT CAN BE MADE. PIPE WAS SENT OFF FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS. PIPE WAS REPLACED AND METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS CONFIRMED INTERNAL CORROSION CAUSED BY MICROBES. THE AMOUNT OF BIOCIDE WAS INCREASED AND OTHER AREAS OF THE MANIFOLD WERE EXAMINED FOR SIMILAR CORROSION; NONE WERE FOUND TO BE EXCESSIVE.
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.