Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-06-13 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Corrosion 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)
$28,489
Incident datetime
2011-06-13 14:30
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On 6-13-2011 at 14:30 a technician was performing a routine station check and noticed a small area of stained gravel in the area of the station mainline block valve and station discharge valve, the stained gravel was removed and replaced. On 6-14-2011 at 07:00 the technician returned to the facility to recheck the area and noted that the replaced gravel was again stained. The stained gravel was removed and a pot hole was excavated as an accumulation/monitoring point. On 6-16-2011 at 07:00 the technician rechecked the area again and discovered small amounts of product in each of the excavated holes and notified the area environmental technician, lead technician and operations manager, and the operations manager informed the district director of operations at 10:50. The free product was picked up (3 gallons) and a local contractor called in for additional exploratory excavation to determine the free product source. On 6-17-2011 at 07:00 an additional (.5 gallons) of product was picked up and small amount of product in the soil was noted. The excavation continued and the product source was discovered at approximately 11:10. A clamp was installed over the leaking drain pipe. On 6-18-2011 at 08:00 an additional (.5 gallons) was picked up from the excavated area. On 6-19-2011 there was no additional accumulation of free product and remaining contaminated soil was removed. On 6-29-2011 the section of drain pipe containing the pinhole and clamp was removed and replaced with a section of new pipe. The product was contained on colonial property and did not meet any of the federal, state or local notification requirements.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-06-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110216
Supplemental Number
18400
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1185 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009-4765
Local Datetime
2011-06-13 14:30:00
Location Latitude
32.02879
Location Longitude
-89.10231
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
0.8
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.8
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial
Segment Name
Station 2 Drain System
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ms
Onshore Postal Code
39348
Onshore City Name
Paulding
Onshore County Name
Jasper
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Paulding Sta
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines)
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
99
Est Cost Prop Damage
28489
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
28588
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Preparer Name
A* M*******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Manager
Preparer Email
A******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
6787622872
Preparer Fax
6787622465
Prepared Date
2013-08-06 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A* M* T*****
Authorizer Telephone
6787622872
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
On 6-13-2011 at 14:30 a technician was performing a routine station check and noticed a small area of stained gravel in the area of the station mainline block valve and station discharge valve, the stained gravel was removed and replaced. On 6-14-2011 at 07:00 the technician returned to the facility to recheck the area and noted that the replaced gravel was again stained. The stained gravel was removed and a pot hole was excavated as an accumulation/monitoring point. On 6-16-2011 at 07:00 the technician rechecked the area again and discovered small amounts of product in each of the excavated holes and notified the area environmental technician, lead technician and operations manager, and the operations manager informed the district director of operations at 10:50. The free product was picked up (3 gallons) and a local contractor called in for additional exploratory excavation to determine the free product source. On 6-17-2011 at 07:00 an additional (.5 gallons) of product was picked up and small amount of product in the soil was noted. The excavation continued and the product source was discovered at approximately 11:10. A clamp was installed over the leaking drain pipe. On 6-18-2011 at 08:00 an additional (.5 gallons) was picked up from the excavated area. On 6-19-2011 there was no additional accumulation of free product and remaining contaminated soil was removed. On 6-29-2011 the section of drain pipe containing the pinhole and clamp was removed and replaced with a section of new pipe. The product was contained on colonial property and did not meet any of the federal, state or local notification requirements.
| Report Received Date | 2011-06-30 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110216 |
| Supplemental Number | 18400 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1185 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100 |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009-4765 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-06-13 14:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.02879 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -89.10231 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 | 0.8 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.8 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial |
| Segment Name | Station 2 Drain System |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ms |
| Onshore Postal Code | 39348 |
| Onshore City Name | Paulding |
| Onshore County Name | Jasper |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Paulding Sta |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines) |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 99 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 28489 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 28588 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | A* M******* |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Preparer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Preparer Fax | 6787622465 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A* M* T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | On 6-13-2011 at 14:30 a technician was performing a routine station check and noticed a small area of stained gravel in the area of the station mainline block valve and station discharge valve, the stained gravel was removed and replaced. On 6-14-2011 at 07:00 the technician returned to the facility to recheck the area and noted that the replaced gravel was again stained. The stained gravel was removed and a pot hole was excavated as an accumulation/monitoring point. On 6-16-2011 at 07:00 the technician rechecked the area again and discovered small amounts of product in each of the excavated holes and notified the area environmental technician, lead technician and operations manager, and the operations manager informed the district director of operations at 10:50. The free product was picked up (3 gallons) and a local contractor called in for additional exploratory excavation to determine the free product source. On 6-17-2011 at 07:00 an additional (.5 gallons) of product was picked up and small amount of product in the soil was noted. The excavation continued and the product source was discovered at approximately 11:10. A clamp was installed over the leaking drain pipe. On 6-18-2011 at 08:00 an additional (.5 gallons) was picked up from the excavated area. On 6-19-2011 there was no additional accumulation of free product and remaining contaminated soil was removed. On 6-29-2011 the section of drain pipe containing the pinhole and clamp was removed and replaced with a section of new pipe. The product was contained on colonial property and did not meet any of the federal, state or local notification requirements. |
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