# SHELL PIPELINE CORP — Hazardous liquid — incident on 1974-06-08

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 19740106  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1974-06-08  
**Published:** 1978-11-09

Hazardous liquid incident in EUNICE, LEA County, NM. Reported cause: INCORRECT OPERATION BY CARRIER PERSONNEL. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, PIPE CRUDE OIL released, $100 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

## Document text

Hazardous liquid incident in EUNICE, LEA County, NM. Reported cause: INCORRECT OPERATION BY CARRIER PERSONNEL. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, PIPE CRUDE OIL released, $100 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 19740106.

Operator ID: 18273.

Reported incident date: 6/8/1974.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/27nc-rsge/files/94be9da7-e996-4ac4-8154-079995bc0326?download=true&filename=Hazardous%20Liquid%20Accident%20Data%20-%20Pre%201986.zip>
- Source ID: `phmsa-pipeline-incidents`
- SHA-256: `fe8af5e2e5df4a834f8f253fff736d9afa032de8e824ad3360f7a10c71e32227`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T02:56:24.698Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-d6d9a4c89b3d9ed3037979e0`

### Source metadata

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