Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-07-14 — KS
Operator
Koch Pipeline Company, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2010-07-14 13:30
Report number
Location
KS
Narrative
Third party notified kpl of leaking fitting on the pig trap. Kpl responded to the site and depressured the pig trap and replaced the o-ring on the threaded plug that failed and caused the release.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-08-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100176
Supplemental Number
15241
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
22855
Name
Koch Pipeline Company, L.p.
Operator Street Address
4111 East 37th Street North
Operator City Name
Wichita
Operator State Abbreviation
KS
Operator Postal Code
67220
Local Datetime
2010-07-14 13:30:00
Location Latitude
29.630232
Location Longitude
-95.058734
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other
Commodity Details
Ethylene
Unintentional Release Bbls
33.8
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-07-14 13:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
On Site Datetime
2010-07-14 13:30:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-07-14 15:09:00
Nrc Rpt Num
947708
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Fhr-Port Arthur 8"
Segment Name
#503 - 80150300
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77571
Onshore City Name
Laporte
Onshore County Name
Harris
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Bay Blvd.
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Other
Incident Area Details
Pig Trap
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Scraper/pig Trap
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Viton
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
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
1294
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1294
Accident Psig
1363
Mop Psig
2160
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
20
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications 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
Control room operations had no affect on the o-ring failure.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Other Non Threaded Ind
O-Ring
Additional Defect Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
K****** M*******
Preparer Title
Program Coordinator
Preparer Email
K***************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
316-828-4121
Preparer Fax
316-529-6377
Prepared Date
2010-08-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
K****** M*******
Authorizer Telephone
316-828-4121
Authorizer Title
Program Coordinator
Authorizer Email
K***************@k***********.com
Narrative
Third party notified kpl of leaking fitting on the pig trap. Kpl responded to the site and depressured the pig trap and replaced the o-ring on the threaded plug that failed and caused the release.
| Report Received Date | 2010-08-13 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100176 |
| Supplemental Number | 15241 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 22855 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Koch Pipeline Company, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 4111 East 37th Street North |
| Operator City Name | Wichita |
| Operator State Abbreviation | KS |
| Operator Postal Code | 67220 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-07-14 13:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.630232 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.058734 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other |
| Commodity Details | Ethylene |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 33.8 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-07-14 13:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-07-14 13:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-07-14 15:09:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 947708 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Fhr-Port Arthur 8" |
| Segment Name | #503 - 80150300 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77571 |
| Onshore City Name | Laporte |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Bay Blvd. |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Other |
| Incident Area Details | Pig Trap |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Scraper/pig Trap |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Viton |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| 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 | 1294 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1294 |
| Accident Psig | 1363 |
| Mop Psig | 2160 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 20 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications 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 | Control room operations had no affect on the o-ring failure. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Other Non Threaded Ind | O-Ring |
| Additional Defect Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | K****** M******* |
| Preparer Title | Program Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | K***************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 316-828-4121 |
| Preparer Fax | 316-529-6377 |
| Prepared Date | 2010-08-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | K****** M******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 316-828-4121 |
| Authorizer Title | Program Coordinator |
| Authorizer Email | K***************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | Third party notified kpl of leaking fitting on the pig trap. Kpl responded to the site and depressured the pig trap and replaced the o-ring on the threaded plug that failed and caused the release. |
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