"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."

hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 17, 2014

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 17, 2014
Operator"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates42.85115, -106.35709

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseNON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$500
Emergency Response$12,000
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"APPROXIMATELY .24 BBL OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED AS A RESULT OF A FAILED FIBER GASKET ON THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE BOOSTER PUMP. THE STATION WAS ALREADY SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT, DUE TO OTHER ONGOING WORK IN THE AREA. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AND RESURFACED. PLAINS WILL INSPECT ALL BOOSTER SUCTION FLANGES AT THIS STATION BY THE END OF AUGUST 2015."

About This Pipeline Incident

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