Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2025-09-16 — TX
Operator
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Cause
Other Accident Cause
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$17,500
Incident datetime
2025-09-16 12:42
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Approximately 67 barrels of crude oil were released from the wink s to monahans 10" pipeline. The date and time of the release (part a q4) is indicative of the earliest possible time the release could have started based on pipeline movements. The cause and associated preventative measure will be provided in a supplemental report pending further investigation into the cause of the release.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2025-10-16 00:00:00
Iyear
2025
Report Number
20250242
Supplemental Number
41471
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
Local Datetime
2025-09-16 01:21:00
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
31.7510556
Location Longitude
-103.1347222
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
67
Recovered Bbls
67
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Incident Identified Datetime
2025-09-16 12:42:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Status When Identified
Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2025-09-16 13:12:00
Restart Datetime
2025-09-16 19:25:00
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Operator
Initial Responder Com Datetime
2025-09-16 13:27:00
On Site Datetime
2025-09-16 12:48:00
Confirmed Discovery Datetime
2025-09-16 19:25:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2025-09-18 12:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1443070
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1443234
Ignite Ind
No
Upstream Action Taken
Valve Closure
Upstream Valve Close Datetime
2025-09-16 13:12:00
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Action Taken
Valve Closure
Downstream Vlv Close Datetime
2025-09-16 12:48:00
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Qualified Indiv Notif Datetime
2025-09-16 12:47:00
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wink S To Monahans 10inch
Segment Name
Wink S To Monahans 10inch
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79789
Onshore City Name
Wink
Onshore County Name
Winkler
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
0+2.15mi
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
54
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Puddle Weld Ind
No
Pipe Diameter
10
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.25
Pipe Smys
46000
Pipe Specification
Api 5l
Pipe Seam Type
Erw - High Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Coating Applied Ind
Yes
Installation Year
1991
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
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
3500
Est Cost Gas Released
4000
Est Cost Prop Damage
17500
Est Cost Emergency
354097
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
379097
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
44
Mop Psig
1440
Mop Cfr Section
Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3)
Maop Established Date
2018-06-18 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
27456
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications 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
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Accident Cause
Cause Details
Unknown
Other Type
Unknown
Unknown Subtype
Still Under Investigation, Cause Of Accident To Be Determined* (*supplemental Report Required)
Preparer Name
N****** A G******* N****** A G*******
Preparer Title
Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor
Preparer Email
N***************@p*****.com
Preparer Telephone
7136464376
Prepared Date
2025-10-16 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
N****** A G******* N****** A G*******
Local Contact Email
N***************@p*****.com
Local Contact Telephone
7136464376
Authorizer Name
N****** A G*******
Authorizer Telephone
7136464376
Authorizer Title
Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor
Authorizer Email
N***************@p*****.com
Narrative
Approximately 67 barrels of crude oil were released from the wink s to monahans 10" pipeline. The date and time of the release (part a q4) is indicative of the earliest possible time the release could have started based on pipeline movements. The cause and associated preventative measure will be provided in a supplemental report pending further investigation into the cause of the release.
| Report Received Date | 2025-10-16 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2025 |
| Report Number | 20250242 |
| Supplemental Number | 41471 |
| 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 |
| Local Datetime | 2025-09-16 01:21:00 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 31.7510556 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -103.1347222 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 67 |
| Recovered Bbls | 67 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2025-09-16 12:42:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Status When Identified | Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2025-09-16 13:12:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2025-09-16 19:25:00 |
| Communication State Fed Ind | Yes |
| Party Initiated Communication | Operator |
| Initial Responder Com Datetime | 2025-09-16 13:27:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2025-09-16 12:48:00 |
| Confirmed Discovery Datetime | 2025-09-16 19:25:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2025-09-18 12:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1443070 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1443234 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Upstream Action Taken | Valve Closure |
| Upstream Valve Close Datetime | 2025-09-16 13:12:00 |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Downstream Action Taken | Valve Closure |
| Downstream Vlv Close Datetime | 2025-09-16 12:48:00 |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Qualified Indiv Notif Datetime | 2025-09-16 12:47:00 |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Wink S To Monahans 10inch |
| Segment Name | Wink S To Monahans 10inch |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79789 |
| Onshore City Name | Wink |
| Onshore County Name | Winkler |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | 0+2.15mi |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 54 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Puddle Weld Ind | No |
| Pipe Diameter | 10 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.25 |
| Pipe Smys | 46000 |
| Pipe Specification | Api 5l |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw - High Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Coating Applied Ind | Yes |
| Installation Year | 1991 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| 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 | 3500 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 4000 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 17500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 354097 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 379097 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 44 |
| Mop Psig | 1440 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2018-06-18 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 27456 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications 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 | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Accident Cause |
| Cause Details | Unknown |
| Other Type | Unknown |
| Unknown Subtype | Still Under Investigation, Cause Of Accident To Be Determined* (*supplemental Report Required) |
| Preparer Name | N****** A G******* N****** A G******* |
| Preparer Title | Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor |
| Preparer Email | N***************@p*****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7136464376 |
| Prepared Date | 2025-10-16 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | N****** A G******* N****** A G******* |
| Local Contact Email | N***************@p*****.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 7136464376 |
| Authorizer Name | N****** A G******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7136464376 |
| Authorizer Title | Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor |
| Authorizer Email | N***************@p*****.com |
| Narrative | Approximately 67 barrels of crude oil were released from the wink s to monahans 10" pipeline. The date and time of the release (part a q4) is indicative of the earliest possible time the release could have started based on pipeline movements. The cause and associated preventative measure will be provided in a supplemental report pending further investigation into the cause of the release. |
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