ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 16, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 16, 2015 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.89965, -102.63876 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | EQUIPMENT NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $200 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 9:50 AM ON 1/16/2015, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SAMPLE POT AT LAWSON STATION HAD OVERFILLED AND APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF CRUDE WAS RELEASED. UPON DISCOVERY THE SAMPLING SYSTEM WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE SAMPLING VALVE WAS REMOVED. IT WAS IDENTIFIED THE SAMPLING VALVE HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND INJECTED MORE PRODUCT INTO THE SAMPLE POT THAN DESIGNED. EXAMINATION OF THE VALVE IDENTIFIED THE VALVE MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO BEING PRESSURIZED BEYOND ITS DESIGN PRESSURE - THE VALVE WAS DESIGNED FOR 250 PSIG AND THE PIPELINE PRESSURE WAS 280 PSIG. (NOTE: THE PIPELINE SYSTEM IS RATED FOR 1440 PSIG AND DID NOT OVERPRESSURE). A NEW SAMPLING VALVE RATED FOR 1440 PSIG WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE SYSTEM. NEW SAMPLING VALVE HAS BEEN INSTALLED."
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.