Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2025-08-29 — TX
Operator
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$4,712
Incident datetime
2025-08-29 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Approximately 272 barrels of crude oil were released from strainer 725 at gardendale jv terminal. The date and time of the release (part a q4) are indicative of the earliest possible time the release could have started based on the last time the incident location had been visited and confirmed to be no release of crude oil. The cause of the release is attributed to equipment failure of a 1.5" threaded fitting. The sub-cause and p&m measure are under investigation, and a supplemental report will be submitted.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2025-08-29 00:00:00
Iyear
2025
Report Number
20250206
Supplemental Number
41323
Report Type
Original
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
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
28.526201
Location Longitude
-99.223329
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
272
Recovered Bbls
272
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
Routine Start-Up
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Operator
Nrc Rpt Num
1438922
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1439107
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Gardendale Jv
Segment Name
Strainer 725
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78014
Onshore City Name
Cotulla
Onshore County Name
La Salle
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
0+00
Federal
No
Location Type
Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Filter/strainer/separator
Installation Year
2015
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
18314
Est Cost Prop Damage
4712
Est Cost Emergency
300991
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
324017
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
571
Mop Psig
1440
Mop Cfr Section
Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
2015-03-23 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
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest Schedule Ind
Yes
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Num Employees Tested
1
Num Employees Failed
0
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Other Stripped Ind
Threaded Fitting
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Under Investigation
Preparer Name
N****** G*******
Preparer Title
Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor
Preparer Email
N***************@p*****.com
Preparer Telephone
7136464376
Prepared Date
2025-08-29 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
N****** A G*******
Local Contact Email
N***************@p*****.com
Local Contact Telephone
7136464376
Authorizer Name
N****** G*******
Authorizer Telephone
7136464376
Authorizer Title
Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor
Authorizer Email
N***************@p*****.com
Narrative
Approximately 272 barrels of crude oil were released from strainer 725 at gardendale jv terminal. The date and time of the release (part a q4) are indicative of the earliest possible time the release could have started based on the last time the incident location had been visited and confirmed to be no release of crude oil. The cause of the release is attributed to equipment failure of a 1.5" threaded fitting. The sub-cause and p&m measure are under investigation, and a supplemental report will be submitted.
| Report Received Date | 2025-08-29 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2025 |
| Report Number | 20250206 |
| Supplemental Number | 41323 |
| Report Type | Original |
| 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 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 28.526201 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -99.223329 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 272 |
| Recovered Bbls | 272 |
| 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 | Routine Start-Up |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Communication State Fed Ind | Yes |
| Party Initiated Communication | Operator |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1438922 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1439107 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Gardendale Jv |
| Segment Name | Strainer 725 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78014 |
| Onshore City Name | Cotulla |
| Onshore County Name | La Salle |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | 0+00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Filter/strainer/separator |
| Installation Year | 2015 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 18314 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 4712 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 300991 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 324017 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 571 |
| Mop Psig | 1440 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2015-03-23 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 | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | No |
| Cpm Conf Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest Schedule Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Num Employees Tested | 1 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Other Stripped Ind | Threaded Fitting |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Under Investigation |
| Preparer Name | N****** G******* |
| Preparer Title | Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor |
| Preparer Email | N***************@p*****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7136464376 |
| Prepared Date | 2025-08-29 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | N****** A G******* |
| Local Contact Email | N***************@p*****.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 7136464376 |
| Authorizer Name | N****** G******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7136464376 |
| Authorizer Title | Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor |
| Authorizer Email | N***************@p*****.com |
| Narrative | Approximately 272 barrels of crude oil were released from strainer 725 at gardendale jv terminal. The date and time of the release (part a q4) are indicative of the earliest possible time the release could have started based on the last time the incident location had been visited and confirmed to be no release of crude oil. The cause of the release is attributed to equipment failure of a 1.5" threaded fitting. The sub-cause and p&m measure are under investigation, and a supplemental report will be submitted. |
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