Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-09-27 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$300
Incident datetime
2012-09-27 13:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
During commissioning operations at 1 pm on sept 27 at cowden station, a 1.5" gate valve on a strainer failed to hold while the line was being filled. Flow through this valve emptied into the station sump, and after filling the sump overflowed. About 1.5 barrels of crude were spilled.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-10-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120307
Supplemental Number
17939
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
30829
Name
Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
1100 Louisiana Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-09-27 13:00:00
Location Latitude
32.089083
Location Longitude
-102.138981
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.5
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
1.5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Gate Valve Replaced Within Hours
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Cowden Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79707
Onshore City Name
Midland
Onshore County Name
Martin
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Sump
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
150
Est Cost Prop Damage
300
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
600
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1050
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Preparer Name
C********** H****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
C******@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-381-6304
Prepared Date
2013-04-25 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C********** H****
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-6304
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Authorizer Email
C******@e****.com
Narrative
During commissioning operations at 1 pm on sept 27 at cowden station, a 1.5" gate valve on a strainer failed to hold while the line was being filled. Flow through this valve emptied into the station sump, and after filling the sump overflowed. About 1.5 barrels of crude were spilled.
| Report Received Date | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120307 |
| Supplemental Number | 17939 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 30829 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1100 Louisiana Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-09-27 13:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.089083 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.138981 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.5 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Gate Valve Replaced Within Hours |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Cowden Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79707 |
| Onshore City Name | Midland |
| Onshore County Name | Martin |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Sump |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 150 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 300 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 600 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1050 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Preparer Name | C********** H**** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | C******@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-381-6304 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C********** H**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-6304 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Authorizer Email | C******@e****.com |
| Narrative | During commissioning operations at 1 pm on sept 27 at cowden station, a 1.5" gate valve on a strainer failed to hold while the line was being filled. Flow through this valve emptied into the station sump, and after filling the sump overflowed. About 1.5 barrels of crude were spilled. |
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