EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO

hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 13, 2012

Incident Information

Incident DateFebruary 13, 2012
OperatorEXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.01612, -90.86563

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
SubcauseOTHER INCORRECT OPERATION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$0
Emergency Response$1,000
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"24"" LOCAP TO ANCHORAGE LINE HAD TO HAVE 400' OF PIPE REROUTED FOR A NEW RAILROAD CROSSING. THE OLD PIPE WAS BEING FILLED WITH GROUT. WHILE FILLING THE OLD PIPE WITH GROUT FROM THE SOUTH END, AIR WAS BEING VENTED ON THE NORTH END OF THE SECTION. AS THE PIPE FILLED WITH GROUT, 21 GALLONS (O.45 BBLS) OF CRUDE CAME OUT OF THE VENT AND WAS CAPTURED IN THE PIPELINE EXCAVATION. ALL OF THE PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED IN THE EXCAVATION AND WAS RECOVERED. PRIOR TO FILLING THE PIPE WITH GROUT THE CRUDE WAS DISPLACED WITH N2 AND THE WORKTEAM BELIEVED THE ALL OF THE CRUDE OIL HAD BEEN REMOVED."

About This Pipeline Incident

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