ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

Incident Narrative

PIPELINE CONTROL RECEIVED A CALL FROM OPERATIONS AT JONES CREEK SAYING A DITCH IS FULL OF OIL NEAR TANK 4009. THE CONTROLLER STOPPED ALL PUMPS AND SHUT DOWN THE DELIVERY TO BP (APPROXIMATELY 12,500 BPH). THE FIELD IS CHECKING THE AREA AROUND THE TANK TO SEE IF IT IS COMING FROM ENTERPRISE. CONOCO HAS A LINE RIGHT IN THIS AREA AS WELL. ALL TANK VALVES HAVE BEEN CLOSED, AND WE ARE WAITING ON MORE INFORMATION FROM JONES CREEK PERSONNEL. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AT 21:55 HRS THAT ENTERPRISE IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR THE CRUDE OIL RELEASE. FIELD OPERATIONS SAID THE SOURCE IS A 12-INCH SURGE PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM. SEAWAY 30-INCH LINE INTO JONES CREEK WAS SHUT DOWN AT 2057 HRS. THE JONES CREEK TO TEXAS CITY MOVEMENT WAS DOWN AT 2051 HRS. OSRO ON SITE CLEANING LEAK AREA. EARTH DIKE BUILT AROUND THE SPILL AREA. HYDRO EXCAVATOR IS EXCAVATING THE SITE TO EXCAVATE AND MAKE REPAIRS. 12/19/2013 THE LEAK OCCURRED ON THE 12"" RELIEF LINE AT JONES CREEK. THE LINE IS NORMALLY STATIC (NO FLOW) BUT DOES HAVE TANK HEAD PRESSURE ON IT. THE LINE WAS HYDRO EXCAVATED AND A PEN HOLE WAS FOUND AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE HOLE WAS PLUGGED, A PLIDCO SLEEVE INSTALLED, AND A PUMPKIN ENCLOSURE WAS WELDED ONTO THE PIPE ENCLOSING THE SLEEVE. 06/4/2013 OPERATIONS IS WORKING WITH IT'S CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPANY TO EVALUATE THE INJECTION OF AN INHIBITOR INTO THE PIPELINE TO STOP ANY CORROSION WHILE THERE IS NO FLOW IN THE PIPE. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WAS NO INHIBITOR IN THIS LINE.