SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.00943, -96.55946 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON JULY 4, 2010 THE GAUGER REPORTED DEAD VEGETATION OVER 8"" FILL LINE TO TANK 258 TO THE AREA SUPERVISOR. AREA SUPERVISOR SHUT DOWN ALL INCOMING OIL LINES. EXCAVATION DOWN GRADIENT OF DEAD VEGETATION REVEALED ABANDONED 2"" LINE. THIS PIPE WAS THE ONLY SOURCE WITH ANY VOLUME OF STANDING OIL IN THE AREA. APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET OF 2"" PIPE WAS REMOVED. INCOMING OIL LINES WERE RESTARTED, CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMEDIATED ON SITE AND THE EXCAVATION WAS LEFT OPEN TO VERIFY THE 2"" LINE WAS THE SOURCE. ON JULY 12, 2010 THE AREA SUPERVISOR CHECKED THE EXCAVATION AND FOUND APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF FREE OIL IN THE EXCAVATION. SUPERVISOR SHUT DOWN ALL INCOMING OIL LINES AND BEGAN EXCAVATION OF THE 8"" FILL LINE. UP GRADIENT FROM THE DEAD VEGETATION AREA A PINHOLE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 8"" LINE. THE LINE WAS CLAMPED AND AN 8 HOUR HYDROTEST WAS CONDUCTED. ONE JOINT OF PIPE WAS INSTALLED FOR REPAIR AND THE LINE WAS RESTARTED. RE-SUBMITTED ON 3/27/2013 TO INCLUDE PART E5F PER PHMSA REQUEST.
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.