ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 23, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 23, 2013 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.65055, -103.13920 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $60,800 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ABOUT 08:30 ON DEC 23 LOCAL TIME, ENTERPRISE OPERATOR NOTICED THAT CRUDE HAD LEAKED FROM STATION PIPING ON TO THE GROUND. AFTER REVIEW OF SITE AND AMOUNT OF CRUDE THAT LEAKED IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE LEAK WAS MORE THAN INITIAL ESTIMATE OF 1000BBLS AND THAT COSTS WOULD EXCEED THE $50,000 REPORTING LIMIT TO NRC. ORIGINAL NRC NUMBER WAS 1069306. THE RELEASE VOLUME WAS DETERMINED TO BE 3500BBLS AND NRC WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN VOLUME; A NEW NRC WAS ISSUED ON DECEMBER 24, 2013: 1069415. THE BOOSTER PUMP FOR THE MAINLINE HAD FAILED CAUSING A LEAK THAT CONTRIBUTED TO A SPILL OF 3500 BBLS OF CRUDE. LOCAL OPERATIONS REPLACED FAILED APPURTENANCES. ADDITIONAL SUMP LEVEL ALARMS AND PROGRAMMING HAVE BEEN UPDATED AND INSTALLED FOR THE FACILITY THAT WILL ASSIST IN EARLIER LEAK DETECTION."
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.