Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2019-08-05 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$47,000
Incident datetime
2019-08-05 07:10
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 08/05/2019 at 0710 hrs cst, an enterprise technician discovered a leak in the outbound meter area of marshall station. 4 barrels of crude leaked from underground facility 4 inch piping. Leaking pipe has been removed from the system and remaining pipe was capped. Environmental remediation and repair is complete. Investigation via metallurgical analysis determined the leak was caused by stress corrosion cracking. Nrc was notified 8/29 when it was determined that accident's cost exceeded $50,000. Call made to texas rrc on 08/05/2019 at 08:50 cst - case number #2043 nrc call made on 8/29/2019 at 12:36 cst. #1256754 nrc 48 hour call made on 08/30/2019 at 08:21 cst. #1256841
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2019-09-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2019
Report Number
20190280
Supplemental Number
33064
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
2019-08-05 07:10:00
Location Latitude
29.30545
Location Longitude
-97.40051
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
4
Recovered Bbls
4
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-08-05 07:10:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Facility Was Not Running At The Time Of Accident.
On Site Datetime
2019-08-05 07:10:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-08-29 12:36:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1256754
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Marshall Station
Segment Name
Txxx0456
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78629
Onshore City Name
Gonzales
Onshore County Name
Gonzales
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
0
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
48
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
4
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.237
Pipe Smys
35000
Pipe Specification
Asme B16.9(07), Asme B16.25(07)
Pipe Seam Type
Seamless
Pipe Manufacturer
Awaji
Pipe Coating Type
Fusion Bonded Epoxy(Fbe)
Installation Year
2012
Manufactured Year
2011
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
200
Est Cost Prop Damage
47000
Est Cost Emergency
40000
Est Cost Environmental
17000
Est Cost Other
21000
Est Cost Other Details
Failure Analysis Of Pipe.
Prpty
125200
Accident Psig
5
Mop Psig
285
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
The controller did not impact occurrence of the leak.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Cause Details
Environmental Cracking-Related
Metallurgical Ind
Yes
Failure Type
Environmental Cracking-Related
Stress Subtype
Stress Corrosion Cracking
Additional Crack Ind
Yes
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
R*** T********
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
R*********@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-381-4659
Prepared Date
2019-12-12 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S**** D****
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-5585
Authorizer Title
Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
S******@e****.com
Narrative
On 08/05/2019 at 0710 hrs cst, an enterprise technician discovered a leak in the outbound meter area of marshall station. 4 barrels of crude leaked from underground facility 4 inch piping. Leaking pipe has been removed from the system and remaining pipe was capped. Environmental remediation and repair is complete. Investigation via metallurgical analysis determined the leak was caused by stress corrosion cracking. Nrc was notified 8/29 when it was determined that accident's cost exceeded $50,000. Call made to texas rrc on 08/05/2019 at 08:50 cst - case number #2043 nrc call made on 8/29/2019 at 12:36 cst. #1256754 nrc 48 hour call made on 08/30/2019 at 08:21 cst. #1256841
| Report Received Date | 2019-09-03 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2019 |
| Report Number | 20190280 |
| Supplemental Number | 33064 |
| 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 | 2019-08-05 07:10:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.30545 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.40051 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 |
| Accident Identifier | Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-08-05 07:10:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Facility Was Not Running At The Time Of Accident. |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-08-05 07:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-08-29 12:36:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1256754 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Marshall Station |
| Segment Name | Txxx0456 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78629 |
| Onshore City Name | Gonzales |
| Onshore County Name | Gonzales |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 0 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 48 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 4 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.237 |
| Pipe Smys | 35000 |
| Pipe Specification | Asme B16.9(07), Asme B16.25(07) |
| Pipe Seam Type | Seamless |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Awaji |
| Pipe Coating Type | Fusion Bonded Epoxy(Fbe) |
| Installation Year | 2012 |
| Manufactured Year | 2011 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 200 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 47000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 40000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 17000 |
| Est Cost Other | 21000 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Failure Analysis Of Pipe. |
| Prpty | 125200 |
| Accident Psig | 5 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | The controller did not impact occurrence of the leak. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld |
| Cause Details | Environmental Cracking-Related |
| Metallurgical Ind | Yes |
| Failure Type | Environmental Cracking-Related |
| Stress Subtype | Stress Corrosion Cracking |
| Additional Crack Ind | Yes |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | R*** T******** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | R*********@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-381-4659 |
| Prepared Date | 2019-12-12 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** D**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-5585 |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | S******@e****.com |
| Narrative | On 08/05/2019 at 0710 hrs cst, an enterprise technician discovered a leak in the outbound meter area of marshall station. 4 barrels of crude leaked from underground facility 4 inch piping. Leaking pipe has been removed from the system and remaining pipe was capped. Environmental remediation and repair is complete. Investigation via metallurgical analysis determined the leak was caused by stress corrosion cracking. Nrc was notified 8/29 when it was determined that accident's cost exceeded $50,000. Call made to texas rrc on 08/05/2019 at 08:50 cst - case number #2043 nrc call made on 8/29/2019 at 12:36 cst. #1256754 nrc 48 hour call made on 08/30/2019 at 08:21 cst. #1256841 |
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