"CHAPARRAL ENERGY, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 1, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 1, 2014 |
| Operator | "CHAPARRAL ENERGY, LLC" |
| Commodity | CO2 (CARBON DIOXIDE) |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.98300, -101.40900 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $10,000 |
| Emergency Response | $5,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 A LANDOWNER NOTIFIED CHAPARRAL ENERGY OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH ITS PIPELINE ON HIS PROPERTY. A CHAPARRAL ENERGY EMPLOYEE ARRIVED ON SITE AND DETERMINED THAT WE MAY HAVE A RELEASE. CHAPARRAL ENERGY'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN WAS ACTIVATED. THW PIPELINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND PURGED BETWEEN MLV1 AND MLV2. AFTER EXCAVATING DOWN TO THE PIPELINE A SMALL PIN HOLE WAS DISCOVERED. APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET OF PIPE WAS REPLACED WITH PRE-TESTED PIPE. THE PIPELINE WAS RESTARTED. THE REMOVED SECTION WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD PARTY TESTING LAB. CHAPARRAL ENERGY HAS NOT RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE TESTING LAB AS OF THIS DATE. THE FINAL REPORT FROM THE TESTING LAB HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND THE LAB VERIFIED THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS EXTERNAL CORROSION."
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.