SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorSHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.01111, -90.83889

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

SMALL STAINLESS STEEL TUBING FAILURE AT CONNECTION TO PRESSURE TRANSMITTER FITTING. TUBING WAS ISOLATED BY CLOSING VALVE. CONTINUE TO OPERATE PIPELINE. CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN - MOVED PRESSURE TRANSMITTER TO ELIMINATE THE SS TUBING. ALL CRUDE OIL RELEASED WAS TO SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, CONCRETE AREA. ALL CRUDE OIL WAS RECOVERED. NO CONTACT WITH SOIL. PART A - NRC REPORT NUMBER 1000974. NOT ABLE TO INPUT 7 DIGITS IN FORM. 3/13/2013 - UPDATED E5F PER REQUEST FROM PHMSA. 6/6/2013 - UPDATED HCA DW

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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