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ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge
LDEQ Incident Report
| Incident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 05-01368 |
| Incident Date | 2005-02-27 |
| Report Date | 2005-03-03 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | YES | NO | 503.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Oxide | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | YES | YES | 24.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | NO | 2.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | NO | 2.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | NO | 1.0 pounds |
| Methane | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | YES | NO | YES | 15.0 pounds |
| Ethane | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | YES | 10.0 pounds |
| Cyclopropane | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | YES | 3.0 pounds |
| Propane | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | YES | 41.0 pounds |
| Butene | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | YES | 5.0 pounds |
| Butane | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | YES | 20.0 pounds |
| pyrrolidine, protonated | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | NO | 19.0 pounds |
| Pentene | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | NO | 1.0 pounds |
| Pentane | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | YES | 7.0 pounds |
| Pentane | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | YES | 5.0 pounds |
| n-Hexane | 2 hours, 24 minutes | FLARE | NO | NO | NO | 3.0 pounds |
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
the controller responsible for the operation of the Refinery Gas Compression Unit (RGCU) began experiencing problems
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
C-50 was started up to eliminate the flaring and was run on manual. Incident not preventable because normal preventative precautions not used due to concern over clanging noises.
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