|
COUNTY
|
DATE
|
OPERATOR
|
PIPELINE DIAMETER
IN INCHES
|
REPORTED
VOLUME
|
REPORTED RECOVERY BARRELS
|
REPORTED CAUSE
|
REMARKS
|
|
Crockett
|
04-10-72
|
Texas/
New Mexico
|
12
|
1,150
|
120
|
Human error
|
Blown up by gas company dynamite
|
|
"
|
03-31-78
|
American Petrofina
|
4
|
1,296
|
0
|
Defective pipe
|
None
|
|
|
09-15-79
|
American Petrofina
|
6
|
1,719
|
0
|
Defective pipe
|
None
|
|
|
11-06-81
|
American
Petrofina
|
10
|
5,600
|
121
|
Ruptured pipe
|
None
|
|
Gillespie
|
03-15-77
|
Exxon
|
18
|
1,400
|
1,185
|
Corrosion-rust
|
1/2" fitting broke off relief line
|
|
Hays
|
12-14-78
|
Texas/ New Mexico
|
12
|
3,220
|
3,188
|
Corrosion-rust
|
Reported spill-volume may be low
|
|
Kimble
|
05-04-79
|
Exxon
|
18
|
25,224
|
8,730
|
Corrosion-rust
|
Pipe split; see text
|
|
Medina
|
06-03-71
|
Exxon
|
12
|
1,250
|
1,050
|
Pipeline split
|
Reported spill-volume may be low
|
|
"
|
07-08-73
|
Exxon
|
12
|
1,300
|
1,200
|
Corrosion-rust
|
Reported spill-volume may be low. Split joint due to defective
pipe
|
|
|
01-08-77
|
American Petrofina
|
10
|
3,102
|
2,700
|
Prior damage; pressure caused split
|
Cold weather congealed oil in earlier shut-down
|
|
|
01-21-77
|
Exxon
|
12
|
2,500
|
1,000
|
Cold weather--line pulled apart
|
None
|
|
Reagan
|
08-10-72
|
Exxon
|
8,10,12 or 18
|
2,000
|
480
|
Corrosion-rust
|
None
|
|
"
|
08-02-75
|
Exxon
|
8,10,12 or 18
|
1,000
|
820
|
Corrosion-rust
|
None
|
|
|
11-18-76
|
Permain Corporation
|
3
|
1,834
|
1,734
|
Corrosion-rust
|
Reported spill-volume may be low
|
|
|
04-22-77
|
Exxon
|
16
|
10,500
|
10,300
|
Split in line
|
Reported spill-volume may be low
|
|
|
07-18-77
|
Mobil
|
6
|
1,500
|
42
|
Plow hit line
|
None
|
|
|
06-28-78
|
Exxon
|
26
|
1,085
|
1,040
|
Excess pressure
|
Occured at pump station; reported spill-volume may be low
|
|
|
12-22-78
|
Shell
|
10
|
1,900
|
20
|
Corrosion-rust
|
None
|
|
|
01-22-79
|
Mobil
|
4
|
1,000
|
0
|
Root plow hit line
|
None
|
|
|
06-05-81
|
Western Oil
|
6
|
1,300
|
900
|
Company truck
|
Truck impact broke pump and associated fittings
|
|
|
08-30-84
|
Western Oil Trans
|
6-1/2
|
1,800
|
1,076
|
Bulldozer cut line
|
None
|
|
Sutton
|
09-28-71
|
American Petrofina
|
10
|
2,526
|
148
|
Construction crew cut line
|
None
|
|
"
|
06-05-81
|
American Petrofina
|
10
|
2,500
|
0
|
Corrosion-rust
|
None
|
|
Travis
|
10-11-76
|
Exxon
|
18
|
1,100
|
980
|
Bulldozer hit line
|
None
|
|
"
|
10-27-79
|
Exxon
|
18
|
1,100
|
980
|
Contractor laying water-line with ripper
|
None
|
|
|
05-27-86
|
Shell
|
24
|
2,300
|
2,100
|
Land developer bulldozer hit line with ripper
|
Reported spill-volume may be low
|
|
Upton
|
08-01-71
|
Shell
|
6,8,10,16,24
|
2,044
|
1,500
|
Corrosion-rust
|
None
|
|
"
|
07-02-72
|
Exxon
|
8,10 or 18
|
1,300
|
0
|
Bulldozer clearing line with ripper
|
None
|
|
|
03-08-78
|
Mobil
|
6
|
2,060
|
560
|
Plow hit line
|
None
|
|
|
05-21-80
|
Exxon
|
18
|
2,309
|
1,320
|
Bulldozer hit line
|
None
|
|
|
05-21-80
|
Exxon
|
18
|
1,500
|
1,400
|
Bulldozer cut line
|
Incurred while repairing line; reported spill-volume may be low
|
|
|
08-27-82
|
Exxon
|
8
|
2,730
|
130
|
Equipment failure
|
Incorrect operations
|
|
|
09-27-85
|
Shell
|
6
|
1,000
|
900
|
Corrosion-rust
|
Report spill-volume may be low
|