ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 22, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 22, 2015 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.95207, -96.86144 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 07:15 ON 1/22/15, DURING A ROUTINE STATION CHECK, A TECHNICIAN OBSERVED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE SUMP TANK AND POOLED ON TOP OF RAINWATER COLLECTED IN AN ADJACENT BERM. THE OIL WAS OBSERVED SEEPING OUT BETWEEN THE LID AND SIDEWALL OF THE NECK OF THE SUMP. RAIN WATER FROM A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ENTERED THE TOP OF THE SUMP WHERE A GAP EXISTED BETWEEN THE NECK AND THE TOP PLATE. A FAULTY LEVEL SWITCH RESULTED IN THE SUMP OVERFLOWING BECAUSE THE SUMP WAS NOT PUMPED WHEN IT REACHED THE ""HIGH"" LEVEL. AN ESTIMATED 0.5 BARRELS OF OIL WAS RELEASED AND WAS CONTAINED ONSITE. THE IMPACTED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, THE GAP BETWEEN THE NECK AND TOP PLATE WAS FIXED, AND THE FAULTY LEVEL SWITCH HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REPAIRED."
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.