ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 20, 2013

Incident Information

Incident DateNovember 20, 2013
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates32.65057, -103.14003

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcausePUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$1,000
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"PIPELINE CONTROL SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS WHEN THEY RECEIVED A HIGH SUMP ALARM, THEN NOTIFIED THE LOCAL ENTERPRISE TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON-SITE AND CONFIRMED THAT SUMP OVERFILLED ABOUT 3 BARRELS OF CRUDE ONTO THE GROUND BECUASE OF A LEAKING PUMP SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED ON THE PUMP AND THE PUMP WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE."

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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