ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 25, 2011
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 25, 2011 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.86357, -97.95564 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 25, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 A.M., FIELD TECHNICIAN ANDY GORDON, ARRIVED AT RINGGOLD STATION TO FIND A BACK-PRESSURE VALVE ON THE DELIVERY METER SKID HAD CRACKED AND HAD SPRAYED A FINE MIST OF CRUDE OIL ON THE METER SKID PIPING AND SURROUNDING AREA. (THERE WAS NO STANDING OR PUDDLED OIL ANYWHERE IN THE AREA.) HE IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE PUMP AND LINE DOWN UNTIL REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. ELECTRA AREA MECHANIC, JIMMY EDWARDS, ARRIVED AT RINGGOLD STATION WITHIN THE HOUR AND REBUILT THE BACK-PRESSURE VALVE BY INSTALLING A NEW DIAPHRAGM. EDWARDS AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL CLEANED UP THE METER SKID PIPING AND SURROUNDING AREA. CLEANUP AND REMEDIATION OPERATIONS WERE COMPLETE BY 12:00 P.M. CRUDE OIL LOSS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE LESS THAN 1/2 BARREL.
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.