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EXPLORER PIPELINE CO

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorEXPLORER PIPELINE CO
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.90087, -94.00566

Cause

CauseMATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
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Incident Narrative

ON JULY 10, 2013 AT 09:15 CST WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING A STATION INSPECTION AND AN AREA OF NEWLY DEAD VEGETATION WAS OBSERVED WHERE EXPLORERS 28-INCH MAINLINE TRAVERSES INSIDE THE PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS STATION. THE PIPELINE WAS ALREADY DOWN FOR OTHER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES AND WAS HOLDING 62 PSIG. ACTIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA IN QUESTION AS WELL AS A THIRD PARTY MAINTENANCE CREW WAS IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO DIG-UP THE AREA AND INVESTIGATE. AT 18:02 CST A HAIRLINE CRACK WAS IDENTIFIED AT APPROXIMATELY THE 6 OCLOCK POSITION ON A GIRTH WELD, AT WHICH TIME THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED. A TYPE B FULL-SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS FOLLOWING DISCOVERY THE HIGHEST DISCHARGE PRESSURE AT PORT ARTHUR WAS 423 PSIG. TWO-BARREL OF PRODUCT WAS LEAKED FROM THE GIRTH WELD. THE RELEASE WAS TOTALLY CONTAINED ON THE PROPERTY. ANY PETROLEUM IMPACTED SOIL WAS TESTED AND PROPERLY MANAGED.

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.

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