ONEOK NGL PIPELINE LP
hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 1, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | November 1, 2010 |
| Operator | ONEOK NGL PIPELINE LP |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.54657, -96.36906 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $244,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
THIRD PARTY OBSERVED PRODUCT VAPORS ON PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY AND CALLED EMERGENCY NUMBER FOUND ON NEARBY PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY MARKER SIGN. PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER SHUTDOWN PIPELINE AND DISPATCHED COMPANY FIELD PERSONNEL TO RELEASE SITE. COMPANY PERSONNEL VERIFIED RELEASE TO BE ON ONEOK RIGHT OF WAY AT WHICH TIME THE SEGMENT OF PIPELINE WAS ISOLATED. PRODUCT IN PIPELINE WAS DISPLACED WITH NITROGEN AND A SECTION OF PIPE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PIPE. INSPECTION DETERMINED RELEASE WAS CAUSED BY MICROBIOLOGICAL CORROSION.
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.