ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.65598, -102.24834

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

LOCAL TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED AN OIL LEAK DURING A ROUTINE STATION WALK THRU AT THE EL CAMINO PUMP STATION. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS FROM A TUBE CONNECTED TO THE PUMP WHICH SUFFERED A FATIGUE BREAK. THE STATION WAS SHUT DOWN UNTIL THE PIPING WAS REPLACED THAT AFTERNOON WITH A NEW ROUTE TO ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE FUTURE FATIGUE FAILURE. ALL ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP WAS COMPLETED.

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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