Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-09-22 — TX
Operator
West Texas Gulf Pipeline Co
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$10,431
Incident datetime
2010-09-22 07:40
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A crack formed on a one inch line just after a 2 to 1 reducer. This line came off the mainline at the 3 o'clock position and approximately 4 feet below grade. This is the suction line for the circulation pump for the station gravitometer.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-10-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100232
Supplemental Number
15519
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22442
Name
West Texas Gulf Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2010-09-22 07:40:00
Location Latitude
30.1479
Location Longitude
-94.4001
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
2
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2010-09-22 08:00:00
Restart Datetime
2010-09-22 13:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Sour Lake Citgo Junction
Segment Name
West Texas Gulf 26"
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77659
Onshore City Name
Sour Lake
Onshore County Name
Hardin
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
28
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
142
Est Cost Prop Damage
10431
Est Cost Emergency
7872
Est Cost Environmental
2639
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
21084
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Cause Details
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Failure Type
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
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
2011-01-10 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 crack formed on a one inch line just after a 2 to 1 reducer. This line came off the mainline at the 3 o'clock position and approximately 4 feet below grade. This is the suction line for the circulation pump for the station gravitometer.
| Report Received Date | 2010-10-22 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100232 |
| Supplemental Number | 15519 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22442 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | West Texas Gulf Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-09-22 07:40:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.1479 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.4001 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2010-09-22 08:00:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2010-09-22 13:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Sour Lake Citgo Junction |
| Segment Name | West Texas Gulf 26" |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77659 |
| Onshore City Name | Sour Lake |
| Onshore County Name | Hardin |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 28 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 142 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 10431 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7872 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 2639 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 21084 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld |
| Cause Details | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Failure Type | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| 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 | 2011-01-10 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 crack formed on a one inch line just after a 2 to 1 reducer. This line came off the mainline at the 3 o'clock position and approximately 4 feet below grade. This is the suction line for the circulation pump for the station gravitometer. |
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