SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorSHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.81915, -95.15463

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

Location Map

Incident Narrative

METER STATION PIPING TO DELIVERY SEGMENT. DEAD LEG. 5/27/14 PHMSA ASKED METHOD OF REPAIR? PIPE SECTION WAS ISOLATED AND FILLED WITH GROUT. STEPS TAKEN TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF RECURRENCE? THIS LOCATION WAS PLANNED FOR MODIFICATION THIS YEAR AND THE DEAD LEG PIPE WAS TO BE REMOVED WITH THE PLANNED MODIFICATIONS. THE INTERNAL CORROSION PINHOLE OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE METER STATION PIPING.

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.

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