PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.94870, -102.60289

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

THE LOCAL GAUGER RECEIVED A CALL FROM SENTINEL TRUCKING DISPATCHER THAT A DRIVER HAD FOUND OIL ON THE GROUND AT THE ODESSA TRUCK UNLOADING STATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE RECEIVE TRAP DOOR ON THE GS-20 LINE. THE LINE AND LOCATION HAD BEEN CHECKED EARLIER IN THE DAY. ON CALL SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED AND HE CONTACTED THE ON CALL PIPELINER WHO WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SITE AND FOUND THAT THE O RING ON THE DOOR HAD FAILED. TRAP WAS ISOLATED AND O RING REPLACED. THE LOCAL CONTRACTOR WAS CALLED OUT TO ASSIST WITH CLEAN UP. USING THE SPILL CALCULATOR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT APPROXIMATELY .5 BBLS HAD BEEN RELEASED TO THE GROUND.

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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