Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-06-07 — TX
Operator
Enbridge Pipelines (North Dakota) Llc
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$4,700
Incident datetime
2010-06-07 08:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Upon arrival to complete a station walk around, the enbridge field employee discovered that a weld on the pump manifold had cracked and leaked approximately 1 barrel of crude oil on the ground. He notified the control center then isolated the line and called his supervisor. Clean up began immediately. The repair was completed and the line restarted at 3:30 p.M. On 06/10/10. This release was inadvertently reported to nrc as being discovered at 8:15 a.M. - the correct time should have been 8:00 a.M.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-06-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100115
Supplemental Number
17631
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15774
Name
Enbridge Pipelines (North Dakota) Llc
Operator Street Address
915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77079
Local Datetime
2010-06-07 08:00:00
Location Latitude
48.720364
Location Longitude
-101.20851
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-06-07 08:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2010-06-07 08:01:00
Restart Datetime
2010-06-10 15:30:00
On Site Datetime
2010-06-07 08:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-06-07 09:20:00
Nrc Rpt Num
943059
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Grenora Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nd
Onshore Postal Code
58845
Onshore City Name
Grenora
Onshore County Name
Williams
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone
Weld Subtype
Other Butt Weld
Installation Year
1964
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
70
Est Cost Prop Damage
4700
Est Cost Emergency
300
Est Cost Environmental
1000
Est Cost Other
4000
Est Cost Other Details
Weld X-Rays And Vac Truck
Prpty
10070
Accident Psig
10
Mop Psig
285
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
Operator would not have been able to identify the small hairline crack.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Cause Details
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Field Exam Ind
Yes
Failure Type
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Fatigue Vibr Related
Yes
Failure Subtype
Mechanical Vibration
Additional Crack Ind
Yes
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
V****** L****
Preparer Title
Manual Administrator
Preparer Email
V************@e*******.com
Preparer Telephone
701-857-0852
Preparer Fax
701-857-0858
Prepared Date
2013-03-20 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D**** K*******
Authorizer Telephone
701-857-0856
Authorizer Title
Supervisor Specical Projects
Authorizer Email
D*************@e*******.com
Narrative
Upon arrival to complete a station walk around, the enbridge field employee discovered that a weld on the pump manifold had cracked and leaked approximately 1 barrel of crude oil on the ground. He notified the control center then isolated the line and called his supervisor. Clean up began immediately. The repair was completed and the line restarted at 3:30 p.M. On 06/10/10. This release was inadvertently reported to nrc as being discovered at 8:15 a.M. - the correct time should have been 8:00 a.M.
| Report Received Date | 2010-06-17 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100115 |
| Supplemental Number | 17631 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15774 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enbridge Pipelines (North Dakota) Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77079 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-06-07 08:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 48.720364 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.20851 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-06-07 08:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2010-06-07 08:01:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2010-06-10 15:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-06-07 08:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-06-07 09:20:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 943059 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Grenora Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nd |
| Onshore Postal Code | 58845 |
| Onshore City Name | Grenora |
| Onshore County Name | Williams |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone |
| Weld Subtype | Other Butt Weld |
| Installation Year | 1964 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 70 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 4700 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 300 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1000 |
| Est Cost Other | 4000 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Weld X-Rays And Vac Truck |
| Prpty | 10070 |
| Accident Psig | 10 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | Operator would not have been able to identify the small hairline crack. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld |
| Cause Details | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Field Exam Ind | Yes |
| Failure Type | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Fatigue Vibr Related | Yes |
| Failure Subtype | Mechanical Vibration |
| Additional Crack Ind | Yes |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | V****** L**** |
| Preparer Title | Manual Administrator |
| Preparer Email | V************@e*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 701-857-0852 |
| Preparer Fax | 701-857-0858 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D**** K******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 701-857-0856 |
| Authorizer Title | Supervisor Specical Projects |
| Authorizer Email | D*************@e*******.com |
| Narrative | Upon arrival to complete a station walk around, the enbridge field employee discovered that a weld on the pump manifold had cracked and leaked approximately 1 barrel of crude oil on the ground. He notified the control center then isolated the line and called his supervisor. Clean up began immediately. The repair was completed and the line restarted at 3:30 p.M. On 06/10/10. This release was inadvertently reported to nrc as being discovered at 8:15 a.M. - the correct time should have been 8:00 a.M. |
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