CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 12, 2011
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 12, 2011 |
| Operator | CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.87895, -94.27174 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER ACCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | MISCELLANEOUS |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $52 |
| Emergency Response | $700 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"CONTROL CENTER OPERATOR OPENED MOV-501 ON THE FANNETT TERMINAL PP MIX METER SKID @06:37. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED AN ALARM ON THE SKID GAS DETECTOR & BLOCKED THE METER SKID IN. VALERO PERSONNEL WORKING NEARBY IDENTIFIED A SMALL VOLUME OF VAPORS ORIGINATING FROM THE METER SKID & CALLED THE CPL CONTROL CENTER. PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED FROM THE CPL SOUR LAKE OFFICE & REPORTED BACK THAT THE VALVE BODY BLEED DEVICE WAS LEAKING AROUND THE PLUG. CREW REPLACED THE PLUG & NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUMED @ 09:47."
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.