ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates28.95095, -95.43254

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

OPERATOR WAS MAKING MORNING ROUNDS AND FOUND MIXER C ON TANK 4003 HAD LEAKED 1 BARREL OF CRUDE OIL. THE MIXER WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE LEAK STOPPED. CREW WAS DISPATCHED TO REMEDIATE. DUE TO A RECENT OUT-OF-SERVICE 653 INSPECTION, THE MIXER HAD BEEN SITTING IDLE AND CAUSED A SEAL ON THE MIXER TO DRY AND CRACK. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED AND MIXER WAS BACK IN SERVICE IN 24 HOURS.

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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