Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2010-01-10 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
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
2010-01-10 19:46
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
The timeline of the events leading up to the 4 bbl spill of ulsd from the colonial pipeline / sulge drum is as follows. L- 1/8 /10 - maintenance employee eerforms pm on the glove fle x -flow pipeline surse erotection relief val ve (grove rv) I .E" employee weekly confirms that the n2 back pressure on the grove ltv is 90 psi 01 greater. Note. The 1'12 system provides overplessure surge protection for 12ressure transients that occur during line-ue / transfe r c hanses to the colonial e I !2eline. 2. 1/8/ 10 - maintenance personnel observes and records the n2 pressure was less than 90 psi and did not report tlie low pfessule mz plessure to theil supei viso! 01 take measures to increase n2 back !2ressure eer site !2rocedure 3. 1/8/10 - the evening of 1/ 8 through 1/10 was a cold weather period f or the eastern gulf coast of texas; celttpelacules dropped into the 20l"s. 4 . 1l10l10 @ a!2!2roximately 1830 hours km terminal eerformed line-ue change from pit 5 to pit 9 for out bound ulsd product switch. Note: pit 9 has higher out bound transfer pressure capacity compared with ~1t s . 5. 1l1ollo - board alarm is sounded in the control for high level in the colonial surge drum. Operations sends a field operator to investigate. 6. 1710/10 - 1838 homs opetatot obseived overrlowing of ptoduct oil surge dtum and ordets tlie transfer to the colonial eieeline shutdown and investigate why the surge drum is relieving. 7. 1/ 10/10 @ approximately 1946 hours operations makes determination that greater than 5 gal of olsd has spilled ftom the colonial pipeline surge drum and calls ehs on-call 1.E. , the surqe drum and associated eieing is DOT regulated e9:);!;iement. 8. 1/ 10/10 @ approximately 2042 hours ehs "on-call" reports spill to txrrc (512) 463-6788 and talks with delilah-opetator atlswefs the kinder morgan call. 9. 1llo&11l10 vacuum trucks, booms and absorbent eads deqloyed to clean-uq sqill site . 10 . 1/ 11 / 10 @ 0400 trouble shooting was completed to determine that the n2 back pressure on the grove relief surge protection was too low. Maintenance matte repairs, back pressure was restored above 90 qsi and transfer of ulsd was re -started to colonial qiqeline at approximately 0400 hours. + an investigation of the time line of events from above determines that the procedure/ pm was improperly performed on 178710 aliowmg the n2 back pressure to :tse less then 90 psi was the root cause of the 1l10l10 sqill . On the morning of 1[11 [ 10 @ aqqroximatelj,:: 0400 hrs, the n2 back pressure on the colonial surge drum pressure relief was increased to > 90 psi and transfer operat1ons from pl.T 9 to the colonial pl.Peline was resumed without incident. !He ~orrec!;;ive ac!;;iqn for this ev!Ilnt was a training[coaqhing ol2l2qrtunitj,:: wi!;;h the !Ilml2 I qj,::ee. Kinger morgan management and the human resource department have taken the necessary steps to help ensure employees perform efiel.R scl'ieouleo pi"is correcely. Fonn PHMSA
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2010-11-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2010
Report Number
20100261
Supplemental Number
18050
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26041
Name
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2010-01-10 19:46:00
Location Latitude
29.4305
Location Longitude
-95.1201
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
0.4
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.4
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77547
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Relief Line And Relief Equipment
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
336
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
40000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
40336
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Manager - Compliance
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713.725.0147
Prepared Date
2013-05-15 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713.725.0147
Authorizer Title
Manager - Compliance
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
T************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************@ a!2!2roximately 1830 hours km terminal eerformed line-ue change from pit 5 to pit 9 for out bound ulsd product switch. Note: pit 9 has higher out bound transfer pressure capacity compared with ~1t s . 5. 1l1ollo - board alarm is sounded in the control for high level in the colonial surge drum. Operations sends a field operator to investigate. 6. 1710/10 - 1838 homs opetatot obseived overrlowing of ptoduct oil surge dtum and ordets tlie transfer to the colonial eieeline shutdown and investigate why the surge drum is relieving. 7. 1/ 10/10 @ approximately 1946 hours operations makes determination that greater than 5 gal of olsd has spilled ftom the colonial pipeline surge drum and calls ehs on-call 1.E. , the surqe drum and associated eieing is DOT regulated e9:);!;iement. 8. 1/ 10/10 @ approximately 2042 hours ehs "on-call" reports spill to txrrc (512) 463-6788 and talks with delilah-opetator atlswefs the kinder morgan call. 9. 1llo&11l10 vacuum trucks, booms and absorbent eads deqloyed to clean-uq sqill site . 10 . 1/ 11 / 10 @ 0400 trouble shooting was completed to determine that the n2 back pressure on the grove relief surge protection was too low. Maintenance matte repairs, back pressure was restored above 90 qsi and transfer of ulsd was re -started to colonial qiqeline at approximately 0400 hours. + an investigation of the time line of events from above determines that the procedure/ pm was improperly performed on 178710 aliowmg the n2 back pressure to :tse less then 90 psi was the root cause of the 1l10l10 sqill . On the morning of 1[11 [ 10 @ aqqroximatelj,:: 0400 hrs, the n2 back pressure on the colonial surge drum pressure relief was increased to > 90 psi and transfer operat1ons from pl.T 9 to the colonial pl.Peline was resumed without incident. !He ~orrec!;;ive ac!;;iqn for this ev!Ilnt was a training[coaqhing ol2l2qrtunitj,:: wi!;;h the !Ilml2 I qj,::ee. Kinger morgan management and the human resource department have taken the necessary steps to help ensure employees perform efiel.R****************************. Fonn PHMSA
| Report Received Date | 2010-11-24 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2010 |
| Report Number | 20100261 |
| Supplemental Number | 18050 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26041 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-01-10 19:46:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.4305 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.1201 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 | 0.4 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.4 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77547 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Relief Line And Relief Equipment |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 336 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 40000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 40336 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager - Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713.725.0147 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713.725.0147 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager - Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | T************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************@ a!2!2roximately 1830 hours km terminal eerformed line-ue change from pit 5 to pit 9 for out bound ulsd product switch. Note: pit 9 has higher out bound transfer pressure capacity compared with ~1t s . 5. 1l1ollo - board alarm is sounded in the control for high level in the colonial surge drum. Operations sends a field operator to investigate. 6. 1710/10 - 1838 homs opetatot obseived overrlowing of ptoduct oil surge dtum and ordets tlie transfer to the colonial eieeline shutdown and investigate why the surge drum is relieving. 7. 1/ 10/10 @ approximately 1946 hours operations makes determination that greater than 5 gal of olsd has spilled ftom the colonial pipeline surge drum and calls ehs on-call 1.E. , the surqe drum and associated eieing is DOT regulated e9:);!;iement. 8. 1/ 10/10 @ approximately 2042 hours ehs "on-call" reports spill to txrrc (512) 463-6788 and talks with delilah-opetator atlswefs the kinder morgan call. 9. 1llo&11l10 vacuum trucks, booms and absorbent eads deqloyed to clean-uq sqill site . 10 . 1/ 11 / 10 @ 0400 trouble shooting was completed to determine that the n2 back pressure on the grove relief surge protection was too low. Maintenance matte repairs, back pressure was restored above 90 qsi and transfer of ulsd was re -started to colonial qiqeline at approximately 0400 hours. + an investigation of the time line of events from above determines that the procedure/ pm was improperly performed on 178710 aliowmg the n2 back pressure to :tse less then 90 psi was the root cause of the 1l10l10 sqill . On the morning of 1[11 [ 10 @ aqqroximatelj,:: 0400 hrs, the n2 back pressure on the colonial surge drum pressure relief was increased to > 90 psi and transfer operat1ons from pl.T 9 to the colonial pl.Peline was resumed without incident. !He ~orrec!;;ive ac!;;iqn for this ev!Ilnt was a training[coaqhing ol2l2qrtunitj,:: wi!;;h the !Ilml2 I qj,::ee. Kinger morgan management and the human resource department have taken the necessary steps to help ensure employees perform efiel.R****************************. Fonn PHMSA |
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