Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-11-02 — GA
Operator
Colonial 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)
$10,000
Incident datetime
2010-11-02 09:00
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
At approximately 9:00 a.M. Cst on november 2, 2010, a hebert station operator found product floating on water (from the heavy rains earlier that morning) around the hebert origination valves. The operator notified the operations manager who notified the district environmental manager, local project manager and the director of operations at approximately 9:15 a.M. Contractors and a vacuum truck arrived at 10:30 a.M. And collected approximately 119 bbls of standing water and product from the area. Approximately 7 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed and the source of the release was determined to be the origination check valve shaft seals. The seals were replaced around 4:00 p.M. Cst and the system was returned to operations. Approximately, 141 gallons of free product were collected and the soil analysis determined that there were an additional 9 gallons of product in the contaminated soil. The total released and recoverd volume was determined to be 150 gallons. The incident analysis had not been completed at the time of the initial report so the root cause was submitted on the final report. The event did not meet state reporting requirements.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-11-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100249
Supplemental Number
18417
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1185 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009-4765
Local Datetime
2010-11-02 09:00:00
Location Latitude
29.975
Location Longitude
-94.056
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
3.57
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
3.57
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Hebert Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77705
Onshore City Name
Beaumont
Onshore County Name
Jefferson
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Stem Seal
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
Yes
Surface Contam Ind
Yes
Amount Released
3.36
Rel Water Name
None
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
350
Est Cost Prop Damage
10000
Est Cost Emergency
24650
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
35000
Accident Psig
20
Mop Psig
720
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
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
The controller(s) or control room issues were not the cause of or a contributing factor to the accident.
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
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Worn
Preparer Name
A* M*******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Manager
Preparer Email
A******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
6787622872
Preparer Fax
6787622465
Prepared Date
2013-08-06 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A* M* T*****
Authorizer Telephone
6787622872
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
At approximately 9:00 a.M. Cst on november 2, 2010, a hebert station operator found product floating on water (from the heavy rains earlier that morning) around the hebert origination valves. The operator notified the operations manager who notified the district environmental manager, local project manager and the director of operations at approximately 9:15 a.M. Contractors and a vacuum truck arrived at 10:30 a.M. And collected approximately 119 bbls of standing water and product from the area. Approximately 7 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed and the source of the release was determined to be the origination check valve shaft seals. The seals were replaced around 4:00 p.M. Cst and the system was returned to operations. Approximately, 141 gallons of free product were collected and the soil analysis determined that there were an additional 9 gallons of product in the contaminated soil. The total released and recoverd volume was determined to be 150 gallons. The incident analysis had not been completed at the time of the initial report so the root cause was submitted on the final report. The event did not meet state reporting requirements.
| Report Received Date | 2010-11-22 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100249 |
| Supplemental Number | 18417 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1185 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100 |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009-4765 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-11-02 09:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.975 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.056 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 3.57 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 3.57 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Hebert Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77705 |
| Onshore City Name | Beaumont |
| Onshore County Name | Jefferson |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Stem Seal |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | Yes |
| Surface Contam Ind | Yes |
| Amount Released | 3.36 |
| Rel Water Name | None |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 350 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 10000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 24650 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 35000 |
| Accident Psig | 20 |
| Mop Psig | 720 |
| 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 | 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 | The controller(s) or control room issues were not the cause of or a contributing factor to the accident. |
| 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 |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Worn |
| Preparer Name | A* M******* |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Preparer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Preparer Fax | 6787622465 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A* M* T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 9:00 a.M. Cst on november 2, 2010, a hebert station operator found product floating on water (from the heavy rains earlier that morning) around the hebert origination valves. The operator notified the operations manager who notified the district environmental manager, local project manager and the director of operations at approximately 9:15 a.M. Contractors and a vacuum truck arrived at 10:30 a.M. And collected approximately 119 bbls of standing water and product from the area. Approximately 7 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed and the source of the release was determined to be the origination check valve shaft seals. The seals were replaced around 4:00 p.M. Cst and the system was returned to operations. Approximately, 141 gallons of free product were collected and the soil analysis determined that there were an additional 9 gallons of product in the contaminated soil. The total released and recoverd volume was determined to be 150 gallons. The incident analysis had not been completed at the time of the initial report so the root cause was submitted on the final report. The event did not meet state reporting requirements. |
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