PHMSA Report 20220061
PHMSA Report 20220061
Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only incident in VEALMOOR, HOWARD County, TX. Reported cause: EQUIPMENT FAILURE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 2 CRUDE OIL released, $20,000 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: 20220061.
Operator ID: 15851.
Reported incident date: 6/17/2022 19:09.
Cause detail: OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE
Cause detail: LACT UNIT AIR ELIMINATOR FAILED RELEASING 2 BBLS CRUDE OIL DUE TO VIBRATION TO THE NIPPLE CAUSING THE NIPPLE TO BREAK OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR ELIMINATOR. OPERATOR NOTIFIED, UNIT SHUTDOWN AND PROMPTLY CLEANED UP. UNIT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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