Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-05-13 — TX
Operator
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$7,104
Incident datetime
2014-05-13 05:50
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Approximately 4.0 bbls of crude oil were released due to internal corrosion of the tank 1242 fill line. The plains operator discovered the release upon arriving for his normal shift. The operator temporarily plugged the hole to stop the leak. This segment was removed from service as it was an optional fill line. The latitude and longitude were updated, to reflect the correct coordinates, on the supplemental report.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-06-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140229
Supplemental Number
19481
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Operator Street Address
333 Clay Street, Suite 1900
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2014-05-13 05:50:00
Location Latitude
31.819742
Location Longitude
-88.903921
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
4
Recovered Bbls
4
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-05-13 05:50:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-05-13 05:59:00
Restart Datetime
2014-05-13 15:57:00
On Site Datetime
2014-05-13 06:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Eucutta Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ms
Onshore Postal Code
39439
Onshore County Name
Wayne
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
400
Est Cost Prop Damage
7104
Est Cost Emergency
5500
Est Cost Environmental
1200
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
14204
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Preparer Name
C******* C*****
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
C*******@p****.com
Preparer Telephone
7139935080
Preparer Fax
7136464310
Prepared Date
2014-06-18 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T***** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
7136464109
Authorizer Title
Sr Dir Of Environmental And Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
T*******@p****.com
Narrative
Approximately 4.0 bbls of crude oil were released due to internal corrosion of the tank 1242 fill line. The plains operator discovered the release upon arriving for his normal shift. The operator temporarily plugged the hole to stop the leak. This segment was removed from service as it was an optional fill line. The latitude and longitude were updated, to reflect the correct coordinates, on the supplemental report.
| Report Received Date | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140229 |
| Supplemental Number | 19481 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 300 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plains Pipeline, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 333 Clay Street, Suite 1900 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-05-13 05:50:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.819742 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -88.903921 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 4 |
| Recovered Bbls | 4 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-05-13 05:50:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-05-13 05:59:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-05-13 15:57:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-05-13 06:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Eucutta Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ms |
| Onshore Postal Code | 39439 |
| Onshore County Name | Wayne |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 400 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 7104 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1200 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 14204 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | C******* C***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | C*******@p****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7139935080 |
| Preparer Fax | 7136464310 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T***** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7136464109 |
| Authorizer Title | Sr Dir Of Environmental And Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T*******@p****.com |
| Narrative | Approximately 4.0 bbls of crude oil were released due to internal corrosion of the tank 1242 fill line. The plains operator discovered the release upon arriving for his normal shift. The operator temporarily plugged the hole to stop the leak. This segment was removed from service as it was an optional fill line. The latitude and longitude were updated, to reflect the correct coordinates, on the supplemental report. |
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