"KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 28, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 28, 2013 |
| Operator | "KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.92318, -97.12318 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $3,762,189 |
| Emergency Response | $5,720,325 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON OCTOBER 28, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420, KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. (""KPL"") WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER OPERATOR OF AN APPARENT CRUDE OIL RELEASE IN A SHARED RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT CONTAINS THREE PIPELINES. KPL DISPATCHED LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL TO THE SITE, AND KPL'S PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE AT 1422. TWO OIL SPILL RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS (""OSROS"") WERE REQUESTED TO DEPLOY AT 1458 AND 1510. LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL ARRIVED ONSITE AT APPROXIMATELY 1520. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SITE, LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL OBSERVED AN AREA ESTIMATED TO BE 100 YARDS BY 25 YARDS AND TWO UN-NAMED, MAN-MADE LIVESTOCK PONDS IMPACTED BY CRUDE OIL. AT THAT TIME, PERSONNEL WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE. NONETHELESS, KPL MADE A COURTESY TELEPHONIC REPORT (#1064257) TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AT 1600. OSROS ARRIVED ONSITE AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 AND 1815. AT 1800, KPL CONFIRMED THAT AN ESTIMATED 400 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM ITS PIPELINE. A FOLLOW-UP TELEPHONIC REPORT (#1064267), CONFIRMING THE INCIDENT, WAS MADE TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AT 1900. THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS DETERMINED TO BE EXTERNAL CORROSION. THE PIPELINE REMAINS SHUT DOWN."
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.