NORTH DAKOTA PIPELINE COMPANY LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 17, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 17, 2015 |
| Operator | NORTH DAKOTA PIPELINE COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 48.01496, -98.01031 |
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 | $153,960 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"DURING AN INTEGRITY DIG, CONTRACTOR CREWS DISCOVERED CONTAMINATED SOIL. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS CONTACTED TO SHUT DOWN THE LINE WHICH WAS COMPLETED AT 15:28. ENBRIDGE EMPLOYEE CONFIRMED THE RELEASE AT 17:15. NOTIFICATION TO THE NRC OCCURRED AT 18:25. BASED ON THE IN-LINE INSPECTION CRACK TOOL RUN ON LINE 81, AN ANOMALY WAS DETECTED ON GW 151840 AS A CRACK-LIKE FEATURE, 0.08 - 0.12 INCHES DEEP AND 3.15 INCHES LONG ADJACENT TO THE LONG SEAM WELD. THE ANOMLAY WAS CONFIRMED TO BE A CRACK IN THE LONG SEAM WELD, THROUGH WALL AND 0.84 INCHES LONG. THE FEATURE WAS NOT REMOVED BUT SLEEVED. 6.44 TONS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND HAULED TO AN APPROVED DISPOSAL FACILITY."
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.