Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-05-21 — TX
Operator
Tc Oil Pipeline Operations Inc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,500
Incident datetime
2010-05-21 13:45
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Transcanada keystone regional operations staff discovered signs of crude oil within the vicinity of the station by-pass, station discharge and station suction valves located at the carpenter pump station. The facility was isolated and the station valves were excavated. The excavation revealed that a threaded 11/2'union on the body bleed piping assembly on the pump station suction valve was leaking. The body bleed assembly piping was removed and the port plugged. The repair plan for the body bleed assembly piping is addressed in the keystone valve body repair plan which is attached.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-06-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100119
Supplemental Number
17791
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32334
Name
Tc Oil Pipeline Operations Inc
Operator Street Address
920 Memorial City Way Suite 800
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77024
Local Datetime
2010-05-21 13:45:00
Location Latitude
44.62351
Location Longitude
-97.92161
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.11
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2010-05-21 14:00:00
Restart Datetime
2010-05-27 09:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-05-21 18:41:00
Nrc Rpt Num
941193
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Carpenter Pump Station
Segment Name
Glacial Lakes
Onshore State Abbreviation
Sd
Onshore Postal Code
57322
Onshore City Name
Carpenter
Onshore County Name
Beadle
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
311
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
96
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Mainline
Valve Mainline Type
Ball
Valve Manufacturer
Cameron
Installation Year
2009
Manufactured Year
2009
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
8
Est Cost Prop Damage
2500
Est Cost Emergency
155000
Est Cost Environmental
50000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
207508
Accident Psig
500
Mop Psig
1440
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Other Stripped Ind
Threaded Fitting
Additional Installation Ind
Yes
Ief Addl Misalignment Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
D***** C*******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
D***********@t**********.com
Preparer Telephone
7012901176
Preparer Fax
7014831431
Prepared Date
2013-04-03 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D***** C*******
Authorizer Telephone
7014831434
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compiance Specialist
Authorizer Email
D***********@t**********.com
Narrative
Transcanada keystone regional operations staff discovered signs of crude oil within the vicinity of the station by-pass, station discharge and station suction valves located at the carpenter pump station. The facility was isolated and the station valves were excavated. The excavation revealed that a threaded 11/2'union on the body bleed piping assembly on the pump station suction valve was leaking. The body bleed assembly piping was removed and the port plugged. The repair plan for the body bleed assembly piping is addressed in the keystone valve body repair plan which is attached.
| Report Received Date | 2010-06-21 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100119 |
| Supplemental Number | 17791 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32334 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Tc Oil Pipeline Operations Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 920 Memorial City Way Suite 800 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77024 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-05-21 13:45:00 |
| Location Latitude | 44.62351 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.92161 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.11 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2010-05-21 14:00:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2010-05-27 09:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-05-21 18:41:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 941193 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Carpenter Pump Station |
| Segment Name | Glacial Lakes |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Sd |
| Onshore Postal Code | 57322 |
| Onshore City Name | Carpenter |
| Onshore County Name | Beadle |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 311 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 96 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Mainline |
| Valve Mainline Type | Ball |
| Valve Manufacturer | Cameron |
| Installation Year | 2009 |
| Manufactured Year | 2009 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 8 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 155000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 50000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 207508 |
| Accident Psig | 500 |
| Mop Psig | 1440 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Other Stripped Ind | Threaded Fitting |
| Additional Installation Ind | Yes |
| Ief Addl Misalignment Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | D***** C******* |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | D***********@t**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7012901176 |
| Preparer Fax | 7014831431 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D***** C******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7014831434 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compiance Specialist |
| Authorizer Email | D***********@t**********.com |
| Narrative | Transcanada keystone regional operations staff discovered signs of crude oil within the vicinity of the station by-pass, station discharge and station suction valves located at the carpenter pump station. The facility was isolated and the station valves were excavated. The excavation revealed that a threaded 11/2'union on the body bleed piping assembly on the pump station suction valve was leaking. The body bleed assembly piping was removed and the port plugged. The repair plan for the body bleed assembly piping is addressed in the keystone valve body repair plan which is attached. |
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