PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 17, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 17, 2014 |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.78786, -118.26946 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $25,000 |
| Emergency Response | $300,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"PHILLIPS 66 AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO RELEASE; CREWS CONTAINED AND BEGAN CLEANING UP THE OIL ON THE GROUND TO KEEP THE PRODUCT FROM SPREADING. ON 3/18/2014 THE LEAK LOCATION WAS EXCAVATED AND CONFIRMED TO BE A COMPANY OWNED ASSET, IDLED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER/OPERATOR IN 1998. THE LINE WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED ON 3/22/2014. THE PIPELINE WAS BLIND FLANGED, ISOLATED FROM ALL OTHER PIPELINES THEN PURGED. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF PIPE THAT WAS REMOVED WAS SENT IN FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS TO CONFIRM CAUSE OF LEAK. THE METALLURGICAL REPORT WAS RECEIVED ON MAY 6, 2014 FROM ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA. THE REPORT NOTED THAT THE PIPE OUTER DIAMETER SURFACE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SOIL SIDE CORROSION AT OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE LEAK SITE. REPORT INDICATES A COMBINATION OF CRUDE OIL SITTING STAGNANT IN THE PIPE FOR MANY YEARS ALONG WITH THE DEBRIS, AND POSSIBLY SETTLED WATER FROM THE CRUDE LED TO INTERNAL CORROSION IN THIS LOCATION WHICH EVENTUALLY PENETRATED THE PIPE WALL."
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.