ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 29, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 29, 2014 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.34525, -94.93518 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $50,000 |
| Emergency Response | $1,500 |
| Other Costs | $8,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BY OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WHILE MAKING ROUTINE ROUNDS. THE LEAK WAS ON 24 INCH PIPING USED AS A RECIRCULATION LINE DOWNSTREAM OF THE METERS IN THE TEXAS CITY TANK FARM FACILITY. LOW FLOW LINES WITHIN THIS FACILITY WILL BE FLUSHED ON A MORE REGULAR SCHEDULE. THIS WORK WILL BE SCHEDULED DOCUMENTED THRU OUR CMMS SYSTEM. THE LINE WAS ISOLATED, THE LEAK WAS STOPPED, AND PIPE WAS REMOVED. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS CONCLUDED THAT THE LEAK WAS THE RESULT OF INTERNAL CORROSION LIKELY CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF CORROSION MECHANISMS."
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.