ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 19, 2011
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 19, 2011 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.02529, -101.51128 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | "DESIGN-, CONSTRUCTION-, INSTALLATION-, OR FABRICATION-RELATED" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $17,500 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"A CONTRACTOR WORKING ON THE ROW DISCOVERED DEAD VEGETATION AND NOTIFIED FIELD OPERATIONS. FIELD OPERATIONS THEN NOTIFIED PIPELINE CONTROL. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE VAPOR OR ODOR BUT PROBING OF THE SUBSURFACE VERIFIED A LEAK. PIPELINE CONTROL CLOSED THE NEAREST UPSTREAM BLOCK VALVE AND REDUCED LINE PRESSURE BY OPERATING A DOWNSTREAM PUMP. BECAUSE THE EXTENT OF THE LEAK WAS NOT KNOWN INITIALLY, AN NRC CALL WAS MADE ON THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TOTAL COSTS MIGHT EXCEED $50,000. AFTER EXCAVATION, A PINHOLE LEAK WAS FOUND ON A GIRTH WELD, AND IT WAS REPAIRED WITH A PLIDCO SLEEVE. THE HIGHLY VOLATILE LIQUIDS RELEASE VOLUME WAS RELATIVELY SMALL AND ANALYSES OF THE SOIL DID NOT EXCEED HYDROCARBON THRESHOLDS FOR SOIL CONTAMINATION."
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.