"COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES CRUDE TRANSPORTATION, LLC"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 9, 2010

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 9, 2010
Operator"COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES CRUDE TRANSPORTATION, LLC"
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates36.93117, -95.90781

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$46,397
Emergency Response$389,430
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2010 AT 6:12PM THE BARTLESVILLE OFFICE TRANSPORTATION MANAGER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A LANDOWNER ADJACENT TO OUR BARTLESVILLE TO BROOME 8 INCH PIPELINE SEGMENT REPORTING CRUDE OIL IN HIS CREEK. PRIOR TO THE LANDOWNER RELEASE REPORT THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS OR UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE BARTLESVILLE TO BROOME 8 INCH SEGMENT TO INDICATE A RELEASE. UPON RELEASE NOTIFICATION, 12 CRCT RESPONSE PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY MOBILIZED TO THE SITE WITH CONTAINMENT BOOM, ABSORBENT BOOM, BOAT, 2 VACUUM TRUCKS, 1 TRANSPORT TRUCK/TRAILER AND BACKHOE. AFTER INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINING RELEASE END POINT, CRCT RESPONSE PERSONNEL STRATEGICALLY PLACED BOTH CONTAINMENT AND ABSORBENT BOOMS ON COTTON CREEK APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. DOWNSTREAM OF THE FEEDER TRIBUTARY TO INTERCEPT CRUDE OIL. HAZ-MAT RESPONSE (OSRO) FROM WICHITA, KS ARRIVED ON-SITE PLACING ADDITIONAL CONTAINMENT BOOM BOTH UP AND DOWN STREAM OF THE EXISTING CRCT CONTAINMENT AND ABSORBENT BOOMS, IN ADDITION TO INSTALLATION OF 2 DRUM SKIMMERS TO BEGIN OIL RECOVERY."

About This Pipeline Incident

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