ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.60930, -98.51248 |
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
ONEOK PIPELINE CONTROLLER NOTICED PRESSURE LOSS AT CABALLO EAGLE CHIEF INJECTION FACILITY AT 7:15 AM ON 2/12/2014 AND CONTACTED CABALLO PERSONNEL. NO PLANT PERSONNEL WERE ON LOCATION AT THE EAGLE CHIEF INJECTION PLANT AT THE TIME. CABALLO DISPATCHED PERSONNEL TO SITE. ONEOK CONTROLLER CONTACTED ONEOK OPERATIONS AND A ONEOK EMPLOYEE WAS ALSO DISPATCHED TO THE PLANT LOCATION. CABALLO EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 AM AND IDENTIFIED THE 0.5 INCH DIAMETER PIPE-NIPPLE, CONNECTING THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER TO THE DENSITOMITER ON THE ONEOK METERSKID, HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE CABALLO EAGLE CHIEF FACILITY WAS SHUT IN AND THE ONEOK METERSKID ISOLATED. ONEOK EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT THE FACILITY AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 AM. ONEOK EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE FAILED 0.5 INCH PIPE NIPPLE AND REPLACED WITH A NEW PIPE-NIPPLE THAT WAS SCHEDULE 160 PIPE AND APPROXIMATELY 0.5 INCHES LONGER FOR BETTER FITMENT. PIPE-NIPPLE THAT FAILED WAS SCHEDULE 80. AFTER COMPLETING THE INSTALLATIONOF THE NEW PIPE-NIPPLE, THE CABALLO EAGLE CHIEF PLANT WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED INJECTION INTO THE ONEOK PIPELINE.
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.