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PHMSA Report 20220024
HILAND CRUDE, LLC — Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only — incident on 2022-03-16
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Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only incident in EPPING, WILLIAMS County, ND. Reported cause: EQUIPMENT FAILURE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 1.9 CRUDE OIL released, $1,578 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: 20220024.
Operator ID: 32619.
Reported incident date: 3/16/2022 11:05.
Cause detail: PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT
Cause detail: LOCAL OPERATION PERSONNEL DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 1.9 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL INSIDE LINED CONTAINMENT AREA. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PUMP'S 6" BALON ANSI 150 SUCTION VALVE BODY GASKET FAILED CAUSING A DRIZZLE LEAK OF CRUDE OIL. CONTRACTOR WAS MOBILIZED FOR CLEANUP, RECOVERING ALL OF THE LEAKED PRODUCT FOR DISPOSAL. FAILED VALVE WAS REMOVED WITH BLIND FLANGE INSTALLED. DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THE PUMP IS NO LONGER NECESSARY AND IT WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE USE AT ANOTHER LOCATION.
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