Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-04-13 — —
Operator
Kinder Morgan Cochin Llc
Cause
Natural Force Damage
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)
$1,840
Incident datetime
2011-04-13 15:20
Report number
Location
—
Narrative
External loads from excessive winter snow and ice caused a crack to form on a small diameter fitting associated with our mainline valve 889 body blow down piping. This crack allowed the slow release of product causing a frost ball to form around the fitting. Supplemental report corrected date and time items for part a, item 18.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-05-11 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110136
Supplemental Number
15794
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32258
Name
Kinder Morgan Cochin Llc
Operator Street Address
4000, 585-8 Ave Sw
Operator City Name
Calgary
Operator Postal Code
T2p1g1
Local Datetime
2011-04-13 14:06:00
Location Latitude
46.41379
Location Longitude
-97.52251
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
0.76
Intentional Release Bbls
1.26
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-04-13 15:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2011-04-13 15:18:00
Restart Datetime
2011-04-14 18:09:00
On Site Datetime
2011-04-13 15:20:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Mainline Valve Site 889
Segment Name
Rogers To Lisbon
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nd
Onshore Postal Code
58054
Onshore City Name
Lisbon
Onshore County Name
Ransom
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
889
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Fitting On Mlv Body Blow Down Piping
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
102
Est Cost Prop Damage
1840
Est Cost Emergency
630
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
2572
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Other Natural Force Damage
Natural Force Type
Other Natural Force Damage
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
J**** H********
Preparer Title
Manager Of Compliance Codes And Standards
Preparer Email
J**************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-369-9443
Preparer Fax
713-495-2767
Prepared Date
2011-05-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J**** H********
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-9443
Authorizer Title
Manager Compliance Codes And Standards
Authorizer Email
J**************@k***********.com
Narrative
External loads from excessive winter snow and ice caused a crack to form on a small diameter fitting associated with our mainline valve 889 body blow down piping. This crack allowed the slow release of product causing a frost ball to form around the fitting. Supplemental report corrected date and time items for part a, item 18.
| Report Received Date | 2011-05-11 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110136 |
| Supplemental Number | 15794 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32258 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Cochin Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 4000, 585-8 Ave Sw |
| Operator City Name | Calgary |
| Operator Postal Code | T2p1g1 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-04-13 14:06:00 |
| Location Latitude | 46.41379 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.52251 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 | 0.76 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 1.26 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-04-13 15:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2011-04-13 15:18:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2011-04-14 18:09:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-04-13 15:20:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Mainline Valve Site 889 |
| Segment Name | Rogers To Lisbon |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nd |
| Onshore Postal Code | 58054 |
| Onshore City Name | Lisbon |
| Onshore County Name | Ransom |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 889 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Fitting On Mlv Body Blow Down Piping |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 102 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1840 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 630 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 2572 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Other Natural Force Damage |
| Natural Force Type | Other Natural Force Damage |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | J**** H******** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Of Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Preparer Email | J**************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-369-9443 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-495-2767 |
| Prepared Date | 2011-05-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J**** H******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-9443 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Email | J**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | External loads from excessive winter snow and ice caused a crack to form on a small diameter fitting associated with our mainline valve 889 body blow down piping. This crack allowed the slow release of product causing a frost ball to form around the fitting. Supplemental report corrected date and time items for part a, item 18. |
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