SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 11, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 11, 2013 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.53430, -97.04560 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $64,000 |
| Emergency Response | $12,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 13:10 ON 03/11/2013 THE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM A THIRD PARTY OF VISIBLE PRODUCT ON THE GROUND SURFACE. THE LINE SEGMENT WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME. FIELD PERSONNEL ISOLATED THE LINE SEGMENT BY CLOSING BLOCK VALVES. THE PIPELINE SEGMENT WAS EXCAVATED AND A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED. THE AFFECTED PIPING WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED WITH NEW PIPE ON 3/21/2013. THE LINE SEGMENT WAS RETURNED TO OPERATION ON 4/8/2013. THIS RELEASE WAS EVALUATED AT INITIAL DISCOVERY AND WAS NOT FOUND TO MEET TELEPHONCIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. SUBSEQUENT TO INITIAL DISCOVERY (APPROXIMATELY 18:00) IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLEANUP COST WOULD CAUSE THE COST OF THE EVENT TO EXCEED THE $50K TELEPHONIC REQUIREMENT. TELEPHONIC REPORTING WAS MADE (19:10) AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE MOMENT FOLLOWING DISCOVERY OF THIS INFORMATION.
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.