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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 05-04250 |
| Accident Date | 2005-11-13 |
| Report Date | 2005-11-17 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Isobutane | 8 hours, 55 minutes | No3 Depropanizer condensor | NO | NO | YES | 49,847.0 pounds |
| Propane | 8 hours, 55 minutes | No3 Depropanizer condensor | NO | NO | YES | 474.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Corrosion
leak in the No3 depropanizer condensor due to corrosion
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Exchanger was taken out of service on 11/13 at 9:35am; the inspection department plans to re-inspect the overhead piping system to determine if other corrosion issues exist and to repair the tube bundle that was leaking; this was not preventable becausepiping inspections were performed according to API code and the inspection did not indicate problems with the overhead system integrity
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