"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 11, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 11, 2015 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.54706, -97.03784 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $87,500 |
| Emergency Response | $50,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AERIAL PATROL REPORTED SHEEN ON A CREEK AND POND ADJACENT TO THE LINE. MAGELLAN PERSONNEL RESPONDED AND CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION. THE SHEEN WAS CONFIRMED AND CREWS EXCAVATED THE LINE. A PINHOLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE SOURCE OF LEAKAGE. THE DEFECTIVE PIPE WAS SENT TO A LABORATORY FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS WHICH INDICATED THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK TO BE THREE THROUGH-WALL PIN HOLE EXTERNAL CORROSION PITS ON A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR SLEEVE COVERING A DENT. UNDER THE SLEEVE, A DENT CONTAINING THROUGH-WALL INTERNAL CORROSION WAS LIKELY THE SOURCE OF THE PRODUCT THAT LEAKED OUT OF THE REPAIR SLEEVE. THE LINE WAS SHUT IN AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BY REPLACING 2000 FEET OF PIPE WITH NEW PIPE ALONG WITH 61.2 MILES OF PIPE BEING HYDRO-TESTED FROM WACO TO HEARNE PRIOR TO RETURNING THE LINE TO SERVICE. IMPACTED SOIL WAS REMEDIATED. 2-9-16 REPORT UPDATED TO AMEND TYPE OF COATING AS COAL TAR IN PART C."
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.