PHMSA Report 20230062
PHMSA Report 20230062
Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only incident in PECOS, REEVES County, TX. Reported cause: CORROSION FAILURE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 2 CRUDE OIL released, $1,000 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: 20230062.
Operator ID: 31888.
Reported incident date: 6/27/2023 13:30.
Cause detail: INTERNAL CORROSION
Cause detail: ON JUNE 27, 2023, A THIRD PARTY OPERATOR INFORMED CENTURION PIPELINE, L.P. (CPL) OF A LEAK. A CPL EMPLOYEE ARRIVED ON-SITE AT 01:30 PM AND CONFIRMED THE LEAK WAS ON CPL'S BARILLA DRAW #1 STATION PIPING LOCATED NEAR PECOS, TEXAS IN REEVES COUNTY, TEXAS AT 01:30 PM. TWO (2) BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED AND RECOVERED DURING THE PROCESS. CPL IS REMEDIATING THE CONTAMINATED SOIL ON SITE. NO INJURIES, FATALITIES OR FIRES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETE AND PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO REPLACE THE SEGMENT OF PIPE AND REMOVE THE FAILURE SITE. CPL'S INVESTIGATION IS STILL PENDING AND A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL FOLLOW UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL INCLUDE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, UPDATES TO COST, IF APPLICABLE, AND ASSOCIATED P&M MEASURE(S). SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FILED ON JANUARY 11, 2024. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE PERMANENT REPAIR AND INVESTIGATION, CPL DETERMINES THAT INTERNAL CORROSION RESULTED IN A THROUGH-WALL PIT AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED.
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