Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-08-31 — TX
Operator
Exxonmobil Pipeline Co
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)
$49,000
Incident datetime
2010-08-31 03:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Empco occ controller received sereval alrams at 3:34 am, ac fail, seal fail and others. The occ controller immediately shut the pipeline down and notified the occ supervisor and the field supervisor. The field supervisor notified a technition to go to the site and trouble shoot the problem. When the tech arrived two exxonmobil refinery employees that had just put out a fire on unit 2 at the pipeline station, (the pipeline station is located on exxonmobil refinery property). An estimated volume 20 gallons of product lost in fire. An investigation was started with participation from engineering, field operations, occ, and she. The pump bearing ends were removed and and seals exposed, the pump was moved to empco's pasadena station for further investigation. The motor was transported offsite for investigation and repair estimate. Blinds were installed on the pump flange connections, existing piping was inspected and 1" valves next to pump were removed from pipeline due to possible heat damage. The line restarted at 4:30 pm on 8/31/2010.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-09-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100211
Supplemental Number
19614
Report Type
Supplemental
Operator Id
4906
Name
Exxonmobil Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
800 Bell Street, Room 623f
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2010-08-31 03:30:00
Location Latitude
29.73525
Location Longitude
-95.02365
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.48
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.48
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations)
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-08-31 03:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2010-08-31 03:30:00
Restart Datetime
2010-08-31 16:30:00
On Site Datetime
2010-08-31 05:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-08-31 06:55:00
Nrc Rpt Num
952595
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Baytown Products 2 (Sapl)
Segment Name
Baytown To Pierce Jct (Sapl)
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77521
Onshore City Name
Baytown
Onshore County Name
Harris
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
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Installation Year
1999
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
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
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Drinking Ind
Yes
Usa Drinking Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
50
Est Cost Prop Damage
49000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Est Cost Other Details
Inboard And Outboard Seals - $9,000 Pump Work - High End Est. - $40,000
Prpty
49050
Accident Psig
900
Mop Psig
1388
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
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf 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
A review of the controllers actions did not suggest an investigation was necessary. The controller immediately shut the line down and made notifications to the controler supervisor and the operations supervisor.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Seal/packing Failure
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Investigation Determined An Inboard Bearing Failure Was The Root Cause.
Preparer Name
T*** M*********
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety Advisor
Preparer Email
T**************@e*********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-656-2258
Preparer Fax
713-656-8232
Prepared Date
2010-09-30 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
G*** H*******
Authorizer Telephone
713-656-0227
Authorizer Title
Manager Safety Health And Environment
Authorizer Email
G**************@e*********.com
Narrative
Empco occ controller received sereval alrams at 3:34 am, ac fail, seal fail and others. The occ controller immediately shut the pipeline down and notified the occ supervisor and the field supervisor. The field supervisor notified a technition to go to the site and trouble shoot the problem. When the tech arrived two exxonmobil refinery employees that had just put out a fire on unit 2 at the pipeline station, (the pipeline station is located on exxonmobil refinery property). An estimated volume 20 gallons of product lost in fire. An investigation was started with participation from engineering, field operations, occ, and she. The pump bearing ends were removed and and seals exposed, the pump was moved to empco's pasadena station for further investigation. The motor was transported offsite for investigation and repair estimate. Blinds were installed on the pump flange connections, existing piping was inspected and 1" valves next to pump were removed from pipeline due to possible heat damage. The line restarted at 4:30 pm on 8/31/2010.
| Report Received Date | 2010-09-30 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100211 |
| Supplemental Number | 19614 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| Operator Id | 4906 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Exxonmobil Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 800 Bell Street, Room 623f |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-08-31 03:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.73525 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.02365 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.48 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.48 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations) |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-08-31 03:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2010-08-31 03:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2010-08-31 16:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-08-31 05:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-08-31 06:55:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 952595 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Baytown Products 2 (Sapl) |
| Segment Name | Baytown To Pierce Jct (Sapl) |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77521 |
| Onshore City Name | Baytown |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| 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 | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Installation Year | 1999 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| 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 |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Ind | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 50 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 49000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Inboard And Outboard Seals - $9,000 Pump Work - High End Est. - $40,000 |
| Prpty | 49050 |
| Accident Psig | 900 |
| Mop Psig | 1388 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | No |
| Cpm Conf 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 | A review of the controllers actions did not suggest an investigation was necessary. The controller immediately shut the line down and made notifications to the controler supervisor and the operations supervisor. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Seal/packing Failure |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Investigation Determined An Inboard Bearing Failure Was The Root Cause. |
| Preparer Name | T*** M********* |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety Advisor |
| Preparer Email | T**************@e*********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-656-2258 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-656-8232 |
| Prepared Date | 2010-09-30 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | G*** H******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-656-0227 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Safety Health And Environment |
| Authorizer Email | G**************@e*********.com |
| Narrative | Empco occ controller received sereval alrams at 3:34 am, ac fail, seal fail and others. The occ controller immediately shut the pipeline down and notified the occ supervisor and the field supervisor. The field supervisor notified a technition to go to the site and trouble shoot the problem. When the tech arrived two exxonmobil refinery employees that had just put out a fire on unit 2 at the pipeline station, (the pipeline station is located on exxonmobil refinery property). An estimated volume 20 gallons of product lost in fire. An investigation was started with participation from engineering, field operations, occ, and she. The pump bearing ends were removed and and seals exposed, the pump was moved to empco's pasadena station for further investigation. The motor was transported offsite for investigation and repair estimate. Blinds were installed on the pump flange connections, existing piping was inspected and 1" valves next to pump were removed from pipeline due to possible heat damage. The line restarted at 4:30 pm on 8/31/2010. |
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