ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 8, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 8, 2015 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.61009, -95.18123 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $40,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 4-8-2015 LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLE LEAK. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HIGH POINT BLEED VALVE WAS LEFT OPEN AFTER MAINTENANCE WORK WAS COMPLETE. APPROXIMATELY ONE BARREL OF CRUDE OIL LEAKED FROM THE OPEN VALVE AND ONTO THE SOIL BELOW. THE VALVE WAS CLOSED AND THE AREA WAS PROMPTLY CLEANED UP. THE TECHNICIAN COMPLETING THE WORK WAS SENT FOR D&A, RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE."
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.