Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-06-11 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Products Operating Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
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
Incident datetime
2011-06-11 01:10
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Pump seal failure on pump #3. Operations attempted to isolate the unit to stop the release. Suction and discharge valves would not seat completely. Lines were tied into the seal system to route any leaking product (y-grade) to the flare. This was a seal failure on the inboard mechanical seal of the pump. Techs not able to clear pump to 0% lel of product due to valves not completely sealing. Left 4 product hoses to pump & headers piped to the flare/blowdown system to prevent weathering product into atmosphere. Information will be filed with the texas railroad commission under report# 668 3/19/2013 updated part e5.F - neal burrell
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-06-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110182
Supplemental Number
17599
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31618
Name
Enterprise Products Operating Llc
Operator Street Address
1100 Louisiana Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2011-06-11 01:10:00
Location Latitude
32.77698
Location Longitude
-102.95071
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other Hvl
Commodity Details
Y-Grade
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-06-11 01:10:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
On Site Datetime
2011-06-11 01:10:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Gains Station - Seminole Pipeline
Segment Name
Seminole Pipeline (Red)
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79360
Onshore City Name
Seminole
Onshore County Name
Gaines
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
0+00
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
42
Est Cost Prop Damage
1
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
43
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
J*** J*****
Preparer Title
Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
J******@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
7133817918
Preparer Fax
7133816660
Prepared Date
2013-03-19 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J*** J*****
Authorizer Telephone
7133817918
Authorizer Title
Compliance Engineer
Authorizer Email
J******@e****.com
Narrative
Pump seal failure on pump #3. Operations attempted to isolate the unit to stop the release. Suction and discharge valves would not seat completely. Lines were tied into the seal system to route any leaking product (y-grade) to the flare. This was a seal failure on the inboard mechanical seal of the pump. Techs not able to clear pump to 0% lel of product due to valves not completely sealing. Left 4 product hoses to pump & headers piped to the flare/blowdown system to prevent weathering product into atmosphere. Information will be filed with the texas railroad commission under report# 668 3/19/2013 updated part e5.F - neal burrell
| Report Received Date | 2011-06-14 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110182 |
| Supplemental Number | 17599 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31618 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enterprise Products Operating Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1100 Louisiana Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-06-11 01:10:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.77698 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.95071 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other Hvl |
| Commodity Details | Y-Grade |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-06-11 01:10:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-06-11 01:10:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Gains Station - Seminole Pipeline |
| Segment Name | Seminole Pipeline (Red) |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79360 |
| Onshore City Name | Seminole |
| Onshore County Name | Gaines |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 0+00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 42 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 43 |
| 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 | J*** J***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | J******@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7133817918 |
| Preparer Fax | 7133816660 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** J***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7133817918 |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance Engineer |
| Authorizer Email | J******@e****.com |
| Narrative | Pump seal failure on pump #3. Operations attempted to isolate the unit to stop the release. Suction and discharge valves would not seat completely. Lines were tied into the seal system to route any leaking product (y-grade) to the flare. This was a seal failure on the inboard mechanical seal of the pump. Techs not able to clear pump to 0% lel of product due to valves not completely sealing. Left 4 product hoses to pump & headers piped to the flare/blowdown system to prevent weathering product into atmosphere. Information will be filed with the texas railroad commission under report# 668 3/19/2013 updated part e5.F - neal burrell |
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