CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 30, 2011
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 30, 2011 |
| Operator | CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 42.73839, -114.94801 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $30,000 |
| Emergency Response | $65,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"03/30/2011 @ 15:19CDT, CPL CONTROL CENTER IN HOUSTON,TX, SHUTDOWN THE NO. 2 PIPELINE FOR A PRESSURE STAND-UP TEST. ALL MAINLINE VALVES WERE CLOSED FROM BURLEY STA TO BOISE STA. AT 15:45CDT FIELD TEAM MOBILIZED FOR VISUAL VERIFICATION OF PRODUCT LINE (NO.2). AT 16:00CDT ALL PRESSURE HOLDING STEADY ON THE PIPELINE EXCEPT BETWEEN GLENNS FERRY SOUTH B.V. MP 259.4 AND TWIN FALLS STA B.V. MP 211.4. FIELD TEAM NOTIFIED AND PERSONNEL ARE BEING DISPATCHED TO THAT SECTION OF GASLINE. TEAM LEADER PROCURED HELICOPTER TO FLY THIS SEGMENT OF LINE. AT 18:31CDT PERSONNEL HAS VERIFIED SALMON FALLS B.V. NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED AND WAS MANUALLY CLOSED B.V.. AT 18:39CDT PRESSURE BETWEEN SALMON FALLS MP 231 AND TWIN FALLS MP 211.4 HAS STABILIZED. PRESSURE BETWEEN SALMON FALLS AND SOUTH GLENNS FERRY HAS CONTINUED TO DROP. FIELD PERSONNEL CONTINUE TO WALK THE LINE BETWEEN B.V. SALMON FALLS MP 231 AND SOUTH GLENNS FERRY. AT 19;44CDT CPL CONTRACTOR REPORTS LEAK FOUND ON GROUND AT MP 237.4, TEAM LEADER NOTIFIED FIELD TEAM. AT 19:46CDT CONSOLE SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED OF LEAK. AT 19:47CDT TEAM LEADER ARRIVES AT SPILL SITE. CORROSION PIT WAS FOUND IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. DAMAGED PIPE WAS REPAIRED & LINE RESTARTED. NOTE; PART A OF THIS SECTION WILL NOT ALLOW WITH QUESTION 14A TO ENTER AN EARLIER TIME. WE SHUTDOWN THE PIPELINE AT 14:30."
About This Pipeline Incident
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