ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.85731, -94.89547 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
AT 8:00 AM ON 1/01/2014 AN ENTERPRISE OPERATOR CONTACTED ONEOK MT. BELVIEU STORAGE, (OMBS) REQUESTING ASSITANCE IN IDENTIFYING THE OWNER OF VAPOR LEAK AT ARCO JCT. OMBS OPERATOR DETERMINED THE SOURCE TO BE A 2"" LATERAL CONNECTED TO ONEOK'S 1A PIPELINE. THE 1A PIPELINE IS A 6 INCH PIPELINE THAT CONNECTS OMBS TO ONEOK'S MT. BELVIUE #1 FRACTIONATOR. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED. PIPELINE PRESSURE AT TIME OF DISCOVERY WAS 218 PSI. A PLIDCO WAS INSTALLED OVER THE LEAK SITE AND ONEOK IS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A PLAN TO REMOVE THE 2"" LATERAL FROM 6"" 1A PIPELINE. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS EXTERNAL CORROSION, LOCALIZED PITTING. THE PIPELINE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1957.
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.