Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-03-15 — TX
Operator
Conocophillips
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Commodity
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$40,594
Incident datetime
2011-03-15 10:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Land owner reported a dead spot in wheat field. Crew was dispatched to sight, dug out the area and found a small pin hole leak on the chisholm 8" pipeline. Cppl received the "draft" metallurgical analysis report on 7-1-2011. According to keifner & associates, "the in-service leak on the kingfisher to medford segment of the cm-01 chisholm pipeline was caused by a cold weld defect in the logitudinal seam from original manufacture. More specifiaclly the defect was a through-wall lack-of-fusion (lof) measuring only 0.16-inch long at the external surface."
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-04-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110114
Supplemental Number
15920
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31684
Name
Conocophillips
Operator Street Address
2331 Citywest Blvd
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77042
Local Datetime
2011-03-15 10:00:00
Location Latitude
36.221931
Location Longitude
-97.747128
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Lpg (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) / Ngl (Natural Gas Liquid)
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
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
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ok
Onshore Postal Code
73733
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
400
Est Cost Gas Released
45
Est Cost Prop Damage
40594
Est Cost Emergency
100
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
41139
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
Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field)
Failure Type
Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field)
Preparer Name
J*** B*********
Preparer Title
Dot Coordinator
Preparer Email
J**************@c*************.com
Preparer Telephone
9186610614
Preparer Fax
9186613381
Prepared Date
2011-07-08 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** T*****
Authorizer Telephone
832-379-6255
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
T************@c*************.com
Narrative
Land owner reported a dead spot in wheat field. Crew was dispatched to sight, dug out the area and found a small pin hole leak on the chisholm 8" pipeline. Cppl received the "draft" metallurgical analysis report on 7-1-2011. According to keifner & associates, "the in-service leak on the kingfisher to medford segment of the cm-01 chisholm pipeline was caused by a cold weld defect in the logitudinal seam from original manufacture. More specifiaclly the defect was a through-wall lack-of-fusion (lof) measuring only 0.16-inch long at the external surface."
| Report Received Date | 2011-04-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110114 |
| Supplemental Number | 15920 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31684 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Conocophillips |
| Operator Street Address | 2331 Citywest Blvd |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77042 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-03-15 10:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 36.221931 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.747128 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Lpg (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) / Ngl (Natural Gas Liquid) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| 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 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ok |
| Onshore Postal Code | 73733 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 400 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 45 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 40594 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 100 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 41139 |
| 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 | Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field) |
| Failure Type | Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field) |
| Preparer Name | J*** B********* |
| Preparer Title | Dot Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | J**************@c*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 9186610614 |
| Preparer Fax | 9186613381 |
| Prepared Date | 2011-07-08 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832-379-6255 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | T************@c*************.com |
| Narrative | Land owner reported a dead spot in wheat field. Crew was dispatched to sight, dug out the area and found a small pin hole leak on the chisholm 8" pipeline. Cppl received the "draft" metallurgical analysis report on 7-1-2011. According to keifner & associates, "the in-service leak on the kingfisher to medford segment of the cm-01 chisholm pipeline was caused by a cold weld defect in the logitudinal seam from original manufacture. More specifiaclly the defect was a through-wall lack-of-fusion (lof) measuring only 0.16-inch long at the external surface." |
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