Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-05-19 — TX
Operator
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,685
Incident datetime
2010-05-19 10:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A pressure surge caused the relief valve to open as designed. The relief piping was sized larger than necessary to handle the anticipated flow, resulting in a surge of oil into the sump causing the sump to overfill and oil to exit the sump via the 2" vent line. Re-submitted 0n 3/27/2013 to include part e5f per PHMSA request.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-06-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100134
Supplemental Number
17715
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
18718
Name
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2010-05-19 10:00:00
Location Latitude
32.48191
Location Longitude
-94.83511
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-05-19 10:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Equipment And Piping Associated With Belowground Storage
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Spill Was From Sump Tank Vent Line
On Site Datetime
2010-05-19 10:10:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Millennium 12"-Texoma Station
Segment Name
Millennium 12"
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
75604
Onshore City Name
Longview
Onshore County Name
Gregg
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Texoma Statio
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Relief Line And Relief Equipment
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Usa Drinking Ind
Yes
Usa Drinking Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
67
Est Cost Prop Damage
2685
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
2116
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
6868
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Preparer Name
K****** D**** B***
Preparer Title
Area Dot Compliance Supervisor
Preparer Email
K*****@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
281-637-6497
Preparer Fax
281-637-6425
Prepared Date
2013-03-27 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
K****** D**** B***
Authorizer Telephone
281-637-6497
Authorizer Title
Area Dot Compliance Supervisor
Authorizer Email
K*****@s**************.com
Narrative
A pressure surge caused the relief valve to open as designed. The relief piping was sized larger than necessary to handle the anticipated flow, resulting in a surge of oil into the sump causing the sump to overfill and oil to exit the sump via the 2" vent line. Re-submitted 0n 3/27/2013 to include part e5f per PHMSA request.
| Report Received Date | 2010-06-30 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100134 |
| Supplemental Number | 17715 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 18718 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Sunoco Pipeline L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-05-19 10:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.48191 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.83511 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-05-19 10:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Equipment And Piping Associated With Belowground Storage |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Spill Was From Sump Tank Vent Line |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-05-19 10:10:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Millennium 12"-Texoma Station |
| Segment Name | Millennium 12" |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 75604 |
| Onshore City Name | Longview |
| Onshore County Name | Gregg |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Texoma Statio |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Relief Line And Relief Equipment |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Ind | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 67 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2685 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 2116 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 6868 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Preparer Name | K****** D**** B*** |
| Preparer Title | Area Dot Compliance Supervisor |
| Preparer Email | K*****@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 281-637-6497 |
| Preparer Fax | 281-637-6425 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-27 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | K****** D**** B*** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 281-637-6497 |
| Authorizer Title | Area Dot Compliance Supervisor |
| Authorizer Email | K*****@s**************.com |
| Narrative | A pressure surge caused the relief valve to open as designed. The relief piping was sized larger than necessary to handle the anticipated flow, resulting in a surge of oil into the sump causing the sump to overfill and oil to exit the sump via the 2" vent line. Re-submitted 0n 3/27/2013 to include part e5f per PHMSA request. |
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