NAVAJO NATION OIL AND GAS COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 19, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 19, 2013 |
| Operator | NAVAJO NATION OIL AND GAS COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.90527, -108.80024 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | DAMAGE BY OPERATOR OR OPERATOR'S CONTRACTOR NOT RELATED TO EXCAVATION AND NOT DUE TO MOTORIZED VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,000 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
OPERATOR PERFORMED A PIPE REPLACEMENT IN AN EROSION AREA. OPERATOR INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 820 FEET OF 0.500 INCH WALL THICKNESS PIPE IN THIS REGION TO AVOID FURTHER EROSION DAMAGE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PIPELINE REPAIR, THE CONTRACTOR FLINT ENERGY SERVICE ABANDONED OLD PIPING IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. DURING THE BLOWDOWN OF THE PIPE THE CONTRACTOR ASSUMED ALL THE OIL HAD BEEN EVACUATED AND PICKED UP THE PIPE. APPARENTLY OIL HAD POOLED IN SOME LOW SPOTS AND AS THE CONTRACTOR LIFTED THE ABANDONED PIPE OIL SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTRACTOR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORMED CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP. DUE DILIGENCE OF OIL SPILL REPORTING WAS PERFORMED ON BEHALF OF CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE BY OPERATOR.
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.