SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.55720, -95.58420 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
LINE SEGMENT WAS STARTED AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY AND THE LINE PRESSURES AND VOLUMES INDICATED A POSSIBLE LEAK. LINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN AERIAL SURVEILLANCE REVEALED A SPOT LOCATED IN THE SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL FOREST NEAR NEW WAVERLY, TEXAS. A CONTRACTOR CONFIRMED THE LEAK. A GIRTH WELD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE HAD CRACKED. METALURGICAL ANALYSIS REVEALED A COMBINATION OF INADEQUATE PENETRATION AT THE WELD ROOT AND A HIGH-LOW OFFSET CONDITION PROVIDING A STRESS CONCENTRATION THAT SERVED AS THE ORIGIN OF THE FRACTURE.THE LINE SEGMENT WAS PURGED AND INTEGRITY PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE LINE WAS RESTARTED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2011 AT 09:45.
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.