MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.69374, -95.03285

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

3/12/2013 WHILE ASSESSING NEWLY ACQUIRED ASSETS, A SMALL PACKING RELEASE WAS DISCOVERED ON A VALVE. THE DECISION WAS MADE THAT THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION TO REPAIR THE RELEASE IS TO REPLACE THE VALVE. VALVE HAS BEEN PLACED ON A MONITORING PLAN, EQUIPMENT IS BEING ORDERED, AND A REPAIR PLAN IS BEING DEVELOPED. UPDATED 4/17/2013 - VALVE IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED THE WEEK OF MAY 15, 2013. UPDATE 6/25/2013 - VALVE WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED THE WEEK OF MAY 15, 2013. THE BLOWDOWN AMOUNTS GIVEN IN THIS REPORT REFLECT ESTIMATES BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS KNOWN AT THE TIME.

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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