MOBIL PIPE LINE COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 11, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 11, 2014 |
| Operator | MOBIL PIPE LINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.77706, -89.08485 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $41,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"25 GALLON CRUDE OIL RELEASE FROM STATION SUCTION PIPING. THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS INTERNAL CORROSION. PIPE IS BEING EXAMINED BY A METALLURGIST, BUT RESULTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. UPDATE 5/13/15 - A 20 FOOT SPOOL PIECE OF 20 INCH PIPE WAS REPLACED AS A REPAIR AS WELL AS TO MINIMIZE LOW FLOW PIPING. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE ON THE REMAINING PIPE WITH NO INTERNAL CORROSION OBSERVED. THE ORIGINAL REPORT INDICATING THE A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION WOULD BE DONE WAS INCORRECT, FIELD/VISUAL INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED BY AN EMPCO CORROSION TECHNICIAN AND THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A COMBINATION OF INTERNAL CORROSION AND EROSION. THE MANIFOLD AT THE LEAK LOCATION IS TREATED WITH CORROSION INHIBITOR, AND A DNA BACTERIA SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED. GPS COORDINATES APPEAR TO BE CORRECT WHEN CHECKED ON GOOGLE EARTH. A TOTAL OF 49 TONS OF SOIL WERE REMOVED FROM THE SITE. SOIL DISPOSAL COSTS WERE HIGHER THAN ORIGINAL ESTIMATES RESULTING IN THE TOTAL INCIDENT COSTS EXCEEDING $50K. THE FACT THAT THE TOTAL COSTS HAD EXCEEDED $50K WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL THE ORIGINAL 7000-1 WAS COMPLETED."
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.