Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-04-24 — CA
Operator
Paramount Petroleum Corp
Cause
Excavation Issue
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)
$35,000
Incident datetime
2011-04-24 22:02
Report number
Location
CA
Narrative
This pinhole leak was caused by unknown 3rd party damage, apparently a backhoe used to excavate this area for installation of another pipeline inadvertently removed the coating and damaged paramount petroleum's line 145. This damage allowed local external corrosion resulting in a pinhole leak. Forturnately, the leak surfaced immediately and was noticed by a company employee. The line was shut down and the leak was excavated. Due to the proximaty of the other pipeline, paramount relocated the line 145 in the area proximate to this other pipeline to allow for complete separation of these two lines.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-06-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110163
Supplemental Number
19234
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26136
Name
Paramount Petroleum Corp
Operator Street Address
14700 Downey Ave
Operator City Name
Paramount
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
90723
Local Datetime
2011-04-24 22:00:00
Location Latitude
33.5352
Location Longitude
-118.0842
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
1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-04-24 22:02:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2011-04-24 22:05:00
Restart Datetime
2011-04-27 08:00:00
On Site Datetime
2011-04-24 22:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Line 145
Segment Name
Csfm 166(1)
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ca
Onshore Postal Code
90723
Onshore City Name
Paramount
Onshore County Name
Los Angeles
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
35000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
1000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
36100
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity
Ex Party Type
Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity
Notify Cga Dirt
Yes
Pipeline Easement Row Ind
Yes
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Water
One Call Notified Ind
No
Locator Type
Unknown/other
Visible Marks
Unknown/other
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
58
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Excavator Failed To Maintain Clearance After Verifying Marks
Preparer Name
S****** M* P*****
Preparer Title
Manager Pipeline Operations
Preparer Email
S******@p****.com
Preparer Telephone
562-531-2060
Preparer Fax
562-633-8211
Prepared Date
2014-04-10 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S****** M* P*****
Authorizer Telephone
5625312060
Authorizer Title
Manager Pipeline Operations
Authorizer Email
S******@p****.com
Narrative
This pinhole leak was caused by unknown 3rd party damage, apparently a backhoe used to excavate this area for installation of another pipeline inadvertently removed the coating and damaged paramount petroleum's line 145. This damage allowed local external corrosion resulting in a pinhole leak. Forturnately, the leak surfaced immediately and was noticed by a company employee. The line was shut down and the leak was excavated. Due to the proximaty of the other pipeline, paramount relocated the line 145 in the area proximate to this other pipeline to allow for complete separation of these two lines.
| Report Received Date | 2011-06-02 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110163 |
| Supplemental Number | 19234 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26136 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Paramount Petroleum Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 14700 Downey Ave |
| Operator City Name | Paramount |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 90723 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-04-24 22:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.5352 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -118.0842 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 | 1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-04-24 22:02:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2011-04-24 22:05:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2011-04-27 08:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-04-24 22:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Line 145 |
| Segment Name | Csfm 166(1) |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ca |
| Onshore Postal Code | 90723 |
| Onshore City Name | Paramount |
| Onshore County Name | Los Angeles |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 35000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 36100 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity |
| Ex Party Type | Previous Damage Due To Excavation Activity |
| Notify Cga Dirt | Yes |
| Pipeline Easement Row Ind | Yes |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Water |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Locator Type | Unknown/other |
| Visible Marks | Unknown/other |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 58 |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Excavator Failed To Maintain Clearance After Verifying Marks |
| Preparer Name | S****** M* P***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Pipeline Operations |
| Preparer Email | S******@p****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 562-531-2060 |
| Preparer Fax | 562-633-8211 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | S****** M* P***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 5625312060 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Pipeline Operations |
| Authorizer Email | S******@p****.com |
| Narrative | This pinhole leak was caused by unknown 3rd party damage, apparently a backhoe used to excavate this area for installation of another pipeline inadvertently removed the coating and damaged paramount petroleum's line 145. This damage allowed local external corrosion resulting in a pinhole leak. Forturnately, the leak surfaced immediately and was noticed by a company employee. The line was shut down and the leak was excavated. Due to the proximaty of the other pipeline, paramount relocated the line 145 in the area proximate to this other pipeline to allow for complete separation of these two lines. |
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