ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 11, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 11, 2015 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 27.80113, -97.45457 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING-RELATED (NOT GIRTH WELD OR OTHER WELDS FORMED IN THE FIELD) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $86,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 5/11/2015, A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ON LID 333-2 AT 10:30 HRS WHILE PIPELINE REHAB CREW WAS WORKING ON ANOMALIES BY REMOVING COATING AND SANDBLASTING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED $50,000 AT 14:30 HRS. THEREFORE THE NRC CALL WAS MADE AT 15:09 HRS. LINE WAS ISOLATED, PURGED WITH NITROGEN, REPAIRED WITH A REPLACEMENT OF 40FT OF NEW PIPE. PIPE WAS SENT FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS. UPDATE 8/13/2015 - IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY THROUGH-WALL SELECTIVE SEAM-WELD CORROSION. AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WILL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER ANOMALIES OF THIS KIND."
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.