Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2023-10-05 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$14,500
Incident datetime
2023-10-05 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 9/8/2023 at 18:45 pm cdt, enterprise operator, during station rounds, discovered leaking 2-inch drain line on the lid c93 ball prover at sealy tank farm; approximately 0.6 barrels of crude oil reached the ground. The cause was determined to be a crack on the drain line due to internal corrosion. The 2-inch drain line was replaced, and the site remediated.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-10-05 00:00:00
Iyear
2023
Report Number
20230235
Supplemental Number
38626
Report Type
Original 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
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
29.7586
Location Longitude
-96.1476
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.6
Recovered Bbls
0.6
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Status When Identified
Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Communication State Fed Ind
No
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Sealy Tank Farm
Segment Name
Lid C93 Ball Prover
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77474
Onshore City Name
Sealy
Onshore County Name
Austin
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
Tank Farm
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Drain Lines
Installation Year
2011
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
52
Est Cost Prop Damage
14500
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
1700
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
16252
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
25
Mop Psig
285
Mop Cfr Section
Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
2011-01-01 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf 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 was not involved in an accident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Int Visual Exam Results
Not Cut Open
Int Microbiological Ind
Yes
Int Field Exam Basis Ind
Yes
Int Low Point Pipe Loc Ind
Yes
Corrosion Inhibitors
Yes
Corrosion Lining
No
Cleaning Dewatering
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Corrosion Coupons
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Preparer Name
Y******* B**
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
Y***@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-381-5650
Prepared Date
2023-10-05 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
Y******* B**
Local Contact Email
Y***@e****.com
Local Contact Telephone
713-381-5650
Authorizer Name
Y******* B**
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-5650
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Authorizer Email
Y***@e****.com
Narrative
On 9/8/2023 at 18:45 pm cdt, enterprise operator, during station rounds, discovered leaking 2-inch drain line on the lid c93 ball prover at sealy tank farm; approximately 0.6 barrels of crude oil reached the ground. The cause was determined to be a crack on the drain line due to internal corrosion. The 2-inch drain line was replaced, and the site remediated.
| Report Received Date | 2023-10-05 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023 |
| Report Number | 20230235 |
| Supplemental Number | 38626 |
| Report Type | Original 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 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 29.7586 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -96.1476 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.6 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.6 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Status When Identified | Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Communication State Fed Ind | No |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Sealy Tank Farm |
| Segment Name | Lid C93 Ball Prover |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77474 |
| Onshore City Name | Sealy |
| Onshore County Name | Austin |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | Tank Farm |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Drain Lines |
| Installation Year | 2011 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 52 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 14500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1700 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 16252 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 25 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf 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 was not involved in an accident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Int Visual Exam Results | Not Cut Open |
| Int Microbiological Ind | Yes |
| Int Field Exam Basis Ind | Yes |
| Int Low Point Pipe Loc Ind | Yes |
| Corrosion Inhibitors | Yes |
| Corrosion Lining | No |
| Cleaning Dewatering | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Corrosion Coupons | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Preparer Name | Y******* B** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | Y***@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-381-5650 |
| Prepared Date | 2023-10-05 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | Y******* B** |
| Local Contact Email | Y***@e****.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 713-381-5650 |
| Authorizer Name | Y******* B** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-5650 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Authorizer Email | Y***@e****.com |
| Narrative | On 9/8/2023 at 18:45 pm cdt, enterprise operator, during station rounds, discovered leaking 2-inch drain line on the lid c93 ball prover at sealy tank farm; approximately 0.6 barrels of crude oil reached the ground. The cause was determined to be a crack on the drain line due to internal corrosion. The 2-inch drain line was replaced, and the site remediated. |
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