"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 1, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 1, 2015 |
| Operator | "PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.01142, -102.01289 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY OPERATOR'S CONTRACTOR (SECOND PARTY) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $8,314 |
| Emergency Response | $6,000 |
| Other Costs | $359,338 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"APPROXIMATELY 500 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED FROM A TANK-TO-TANK TRANSFER LINE, WHICH RUNS FROM PLAINS MIDLAND MESA TERMINAL TO THE ADJOINING PLAINS MIDLAND BASIN TERMINAL. THE RELEASE FROM THIS TERMINAL PIPING WAS A RESULT OF EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY A SECOND PARTY. THE ROOT CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE PIPE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE LAB TO UNDERGO METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE ROOT CAUSE AND LAB ANALYSIS IS RECEIVED. THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) WAS NOTIFIED AND ASSIGNED REPORT NUMBER 1104686. SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE: BASED ON THE EXAMINATIONS AND ANALYSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF THIRD-PARTY DAMAGE THAT CREATED A RELATIVELY LARGE DENT AT THE LF-ERW SEAM IN THE LINE. BECAUSE THE PIPELINE WAS IDENTIFIED AND ASSIGNED INCORRECTLY IN THE ONE-CALL SYSTEM, THE LINE WAS INADEQUATELY MARKED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LINE WAS STRUCK DURING AN EXCAVATION PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION, FATIGUE, OR OTHER TIME-DEPENDENT FLAW-GROWTH MECHANISMS WERE OBSERVED AND NO EVIDENCE OF FLAWS IN THE LF-ERW SEAM OR IN EITHER OF THE ADJACENT GIRTH WELDS WERE IDENTIFIED."
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.