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
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
Location Longitude
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
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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