COLLINS PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLLINS PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.08749, -89.92893 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
THURSDAY (FEB. 21, 2013) CREWS WORKING ALONG THE COLLINS PIPELINE ROW IN ORLEANS PARISH SPOTTED A 100' X 50' RAINBOW SHEEN IN A BARROW DITCH INSIDE THE ORLEANS PARISH LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN LEVEE IN THE BAYOU SAUVAGE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT-IN AND ON BEHALF OF COLLINS PIPELINE COMPANY (OPID 26120), EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANY (OPID 4906) STARTED AN INVESTIGATION. ON SUNDAY (FEB. 24, 2013) IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE SHEEN WAS A FAILED STOPPLE FITTING (FLANGE O-RING GASKET) ON THE COLLINS PIPELINE. THE AFFECTED PIPELINE WAS DISPLACED WITH N2. UPDATES TO THE NRC AND LA STATE POLICE WERE MADE. RELEASED AMOUNT: SHEEN 50' X 100"" OR 6.4 OUNCES (0.001 BARRELS). THE DATA ENTRY IN PART A #9, PART A #11 AND PART D #5B WILL ONLY ALLOW 2 DECIMAL PLACES OR 0.00... ' THURSDAY FEB 21 REPORTED SHEEN ON WATER SHUT-IN PIPELINE AND STARTED AN INVESTIGATION. ' SUNDAY, FEB 24 DISCOVERED THE SOURCE (COLLINS PIPELINE STOPPLE FITTING) ' MONDAY, FEB 25 COMPLETED NITROGEN PURGE OF PIPELINE SEGMENT ' TUESDAY, FEB 26 COMPLETED EXCAVATION FOR SAFE ENTRY-INSTALL EXCAVATION BOX AND SHORING ' WEDNESDAY, FEB 27 DE-WATER EXCAVATION BOX CUT-OUT AND REMOVE PIPELINE SEGMENT CONTAINING STOPPLE FITTING PLACE, WELD-IN AND X-RAY NEW PIPELINE SEGMENT ' THURSDAY, FEB 28 RECOMMISSION PIPELINE MID-MORNING USING CRLLC PUMP ONLY ' FRIDAY, MAR 1 COMPLETE PIPELINE BACKFILL, SURFACE RESTORATION DEMOBILIZE EQUIPMENT
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.