Well report No. RR-4928 · T12N · R20W · SEC 24 · filed October 3, 2026

Midstream & PipelinesWell report

Oil pipeline leak reported between Riverton and Kinnear in Wyoming

An oil pipeline leak was reported late Friday afternoon between Riverton and Kinnear, Wyoming, per County 10. Operator, line details and spill volume remained unconfirmed in the initial report.

Field notes

  1. Oil pipeline leak reported between Riverton and Kinnear, Wyoming, late Friday afternoon
  2. Operator, line capacity and estimated spill volume were not confirmed in the initial County 10 report
  3. The affected corridor lies in the Wind River Basin, a legacy oil-producing area of Fremont County
Oil pipeline leak reported between Riverton and Kinnear late Friday afternoon - County 10
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An oil pipeline leak was reported late Friday afternoon between Riverton and Kinnear, Wyoming, according to County 10.

The incident occurred along the pipeline route connecting the two Fremont County communities. The report of the leak surfaced in the late-afternoon hours Friday, prompting a response to the site between the towns.

County 10, the local outlet that broke the report, did not immediately publish details on the pipeline's operator, the line's diameter or throughput capacity, or the estimated volume of crude released. The extent of the spill and whether it affected any waterways or agricultural land in the area remained unclear in the initial report.

The Riverton-Kinnear corridor sits in the Wind River Basin, an area with a history of oil production dating back more than a century. Local gathering and transport infrastructure in the basin moves crude from legacy fields toward downstream connections.

Pipeline operators in Wyoming are required to notify the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of significant incidents, and the agency's incident database typically posts confirmation and volume estimates in the days after an initial report.

The watch items from here: confirmation of the operator and the affected line, a PHMSA filing with an initial spill volume estimate, and any containment or remediation timeline issued by the responding company or county emergency management.

via Google News: Pipelines and midstream (Source)

Filed under

  • pipeline-leak
  • wyoming
  • phmsa
  • crude-oil-spill
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