Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-01-04 — ME
Operator
Portland Pipeline Corp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$4,000
Incident datetime
2010-01-04 08:30
Report number
Location
ME
Narrative
Approximately 5 gallons of crude oil overflowed from the pump seal scavenger box of an outdoor main line pump unit. The oil was confined to the crushed stone and snow-covered ground immediately adjacent to the pump unit on the pump station property. No oil escaped company property or reached surface waters. The oil was discovered during the next scheduled inspection, and the pump unit was immediately shut down. All oil was recovered by hand and vacuum excavation of the oiled snow, crushed stone, and soil; the recovered materials were recycled. The cause of the scavenger box overflow was that the drain line from the scavenger box had become partially plugged with sandy sediment from the crude oil being pumped, and in the subsequent cold weather the crude oil draining through the line congealed around the sediment, blocking the drain. After the incident, the drain line was disassembled, thoroughly cleaned, and reinstalled. The pump was also disassembled and the seals were inspected and replaced with new parts to reduce the leakage through the seal, though the level of wear was not unusual.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-01-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100254
Supplemental Number
17331
Report Type
Supplemental
Operator Id
15786
Name
Portland Pipeline Corp
Operator Street Address
30 Hill Street
Operator City Name
South Portland
Operator State Abbreviation
ME
Operator Postal Code
04116
Local Datetime
2010-01-04 08:30:00
Location Latitude
43.94028
Location Longitude
-70.49336
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.12
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.12
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
24-Inch Main Line
Segment Name
Raymond Station, Pump Unit 5
Onshore State Abbreviation
Me
Onshore Postal Code
04071
Onshore City Name
Raymond
Onshore County Name
Cumberland
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
26
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines)
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Drain Line Plugged With Sediment And Congealed Crude Oil, Pump Seal Box Overflowed
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
8
Est Cost Prop Damage
4000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
4008
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
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
Preparer Name
K****** P* B****
Preparer Title
Engineering Manager
Preparer Email
K********@p***.com
Preparer Telephone
207-767-0449
Preparer Fax
207-767-0455
Prepared Date
2013-03-04 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
K****** P* B****
Authorizer Telephone
207-767-0449
Authorizer Title
Engineering Manager
Authorizer Email
K********@p***.com
Narrative
Approximately 5 gallons of crude oil overflowed from the pump seal scavenger box of an outdoor main line pump unit. The oil was confined to the crushed stone and snow-covered ground immediately adjacent to the pump unit on the pump station property. No oil escaped company property or reached surface waters. The oil was discovered during the next scheduled inspection, and the pump unit was immediately shut down. All oil was recovered by hand and vacuum excavation of the oiled snow, crushed stone, and soil; the recovered materials were recycled. The cause of the scavenger box overflow was that the drain line from the scavenger box had become partially plugged with sandy sediment from the crude oil being pumped, and in the subsequent cold weather the crude oil draining through the line congealed around the sediment, blocking the drain. After the incident, the drain line was disassembled, thoroughly cleaned, and reinstalled. The pump was also disassembled and the seals were inspected and replaced with new parts to reduce the leakage through the seal, though the level of wear was not unusual.
| Report Received Date | 2010-01-21 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100254 |
| Supplemental Number | 17331 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| Operator Id | 15786 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Portland Pipeline Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 30 Hill Street |
| Operator City Name | South Portland |
| Operator State Abbreviation | ME |
| Operator Postal Code | 04116 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-01-04 08:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 43.94028 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -70.49336 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.12 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.12 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | 24-Inch Main Line |
| Segment Name | Raymond Station, Pump Unit 5 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Me |
| Onshore Postal Code | 04071 |
| Onshore City Name | Raymond |
| Onshore County Name | Cumberland |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 26 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines) |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Drain Line Plugged With Sediment And Congealed Crude Oil, Pump Seal Box Overflowed |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 8 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 4000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 4008 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| 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 |
| Preparer Name | K****** P* B**** |
| Preparer Title | Engineering Manager |
| Preparer Email | K********@p***.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 207-767-0449 |
| Preparer Fax | 207-767-0455 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | K****** P* B**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 207-767-0449 |
| Authorizer Title | Engineering Manager |
| Authorizer Email | K********@p***.com |
| Narrative | Approximately 5 gallons of crude oil overflowed from the pump seal scavenger box of an outdoor main line pump unit. The oil was confined to the crushed stone and snow-covered ground immediately adjacent to the pump unit on the pump station property. No oil escaped company property or reached surface waters. The oil was discovered during the next scheduled inspection, and the pump unit was immediately shut down. All oil was recovered by hand and vacuum excavation of the oiled snow, crushed stone, and soil; the recovered materials were recycled. The cause of the scavenger box overflow was that the drain line from the scavenger box had become partially plugged with sandy sediment from the crude oil being pumped, and in the subsequent cold weather the crude oil draining through the line congealed around the sediment, blocking the drain. After the incident, the drain line was disassembled, thoroughly cleaned, and reinstalled. The pump was also disassembled and the seals were inspected and replaced with new parts to reduce the leakage through the seal, though the level of wear was not unusual. |
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