BELLE FOURCHE PIPELINE CO

hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 11, 2010

Incident Information

Incident DateJune 11, 2010
OperatorBELLE FOURCHE PIPELINE CO
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates42.20753, -104.51014

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseEXTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$750
Emergency Response$400
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"1/2"" PIPE USED TO SUPPLY SAMPLE OIL TO DENSITOMETER CORRODED AND LEAKED APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF CRUDE ONTO FACILITY. THIS IS A DELIVERY POINT TO ANOTHER OPERATOR AND WAS ON THEIR PROPERTY BUT ALL OIL WAS CONTAINED ONSITE. LOOSE OIL AND RAIN WATER WERE COLLECTED WITH VAC TRUCK. CONTAMINATED DIRT WAS REMOVED DISPOSED OF AND REPLACED WITH FRESH DIRT AND ADDITIONAL ROCK TO RESTORE FACILITY."

About This Pipeline Incident

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