ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (NORTH DAKOTA) LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 15, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 15, 2013 |
| Operator | ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (NORTH DAKOTA) LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 48.33114, -99.63150 |
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 | $128,645 |
| Emergency Response | $374,394 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
BASED ON THE IN-LINE INSPECTION CRACK TOOL RUN ON LINE 81, AN ANOMALY WAS DETECTED ON GW 74040 AS A CRACK-LIKE FEATURE, 0.04-0.08 INCHES DEEP AND 2.05 INCHES LONG ADJACENT TO THE LONG SEAM WELD. THE ANOMALY WAS CONFIRMED TO BE A CRACK IN THE LONG SEAM WELD, THROUGH WALL AND 2.0 INCHES LONG. THE FEATURE WAS NOT REMOVED BUT SLEEVED. ER PROTOCOL WAS INITIATED. 300 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS HAULED TO AN APPROVED DISPOSAL SITE. REPAIR COSTS REFLECT A GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE EXTRACTED FROM THE TOTAL INTEGRITY DIG COSTS AS REQUESTED BY PHMSA AND AGREED TO POST RELEASE. OUR ACCOUNTING STRUCTURE AT THE TIME OF THIS RELEASE WAS NOT SET UP TO SEPARATE REPAIR COSTS FROM TOTAL DIG PROJECT COSTS. HIGH COST OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE IS DUE TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION (ADDITIONAL STAFF UTILIZED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES RATHER THAN ACTUAL NEED FOR EVENT SIZE) OF THE ICS COMMAND STRUCTURE.
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.