"ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 10, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 10, 2015 |
| Operator | "ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP" |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.09048, -88.29830 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING-RELATED (NOT GIRTH WELD OR OTHER WELDS FORMED IN THE FIELD) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $108,235 |
| Emergency Response | $10,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"DURING AN INTEGRITY DIG ON FEBRUARY 10, CONTRACTOR CREW SMELLED CRUDE OIL AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PM CST. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUTDOWN AT 3:54 PM CST TO INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE CRUDE ODOR. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT CRUDE OIL WAS SEEPING FROM BEHIND THE COAL TAR PIPELINE COATING. APPROXIMATE VOLUME OUT IS 1 1/2 CUPS. THE INTEGRITY DIG LOCATION WAS BASED UPON THE LINE 62 MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE IN-LINE INSPECTION TOOL RUN WHERE THE TARGET ANOMALY WAS CALLED OUT AS INTERNAL METAL LOSS INDICATION LOCATED AT MP 20.8627. THE ACTUAL SOURCE POINT OF THE LEAK WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FROM THE TARGETED ANOMALY. THE FEATURE WAS NOT REMOVED; REPAIRS WERE MADE BY INSTALLING A 2 FOOT LONG TIGHT FITTED SLEEVE. THE THRU-WALL FEATURE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A MANUFACTURING FLAW BASED ON RESULTS OF DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF THE FEATURE IN THE FIELD AND ANALYSIS OF THE CORRESPONDING ILI DATA. THE ORIENTATION OF THE FEATURE WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH PRINCIPLE STRESS ON THE PIPE. VISUALLY THE FEATURE MATCHES DESCRIPTION OF LAP AS DEFINED BY API STANDARD 5T1. LESS THAN 1 CUBIC FOOT OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF AT AN APPROVED DISPOSAL FACILITY"
About This Pipeline Incident
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