JAYHAWK PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 3, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 3, 2010 |
| Operator | JAYHAWK PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.08414, -101.32146 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | $2,000 |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"OPERATOR EMPLOYEES WERE WALKING RIGHT OF WAY TO ""MEASURE IN"" FOR VERIFICATION DIGS AND PIPE REPLACEMENTS BASED ON ILI PRELIMINARY REPORT. UPON WALKING RIGHT OF WAY EMPLOYEE CAME ACROSS APPROX. 15 FOOT CIRCLE OF STAINED SAND DIRECTLY OVER ROW. EMPLOYEE CONTACTED CONTROL ROOM AND HAD PUMP STATION UPSTREAM OF SITE SHUT DOWN, DISABLED AND VALVE CLOSED. UPON EXCAVATION A TINY PINHOLE WAS FOUND AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE PIPE. THE PINHOLE WAS IN LOCATION WHERE A PLANNED VERIFICATION DIG AND PIPE RELACEMENT WAS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS TO VERIFY VALIDITY OF PRELIMINARY DATA FROM ILI VENDOR AND MEASUREMENTS SHOW IT WAS CALLED AN 82% INTERNAL ANOMALY IN PRELIMINARY REPORT. A PRESSURE REDUCTION HAD BEEN TAKEN ON THE LINE SEGMENT AS SOON AS PRELIMINARY ILI REPORT HAD BEEN RECEIVED APPROX 3 WEEKS PRIOR. VERIFICATION AND REPAIR WORK WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN 8/7/10"
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.