Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-06-20 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
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)
$3,000
Incident datetime
2011-06-20 20:10
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
During normal rounds approximately 2010 on june 20, 2011, operator noticed scent of gasoline in vicinity of yellow bridge manifold. Operator found weep under ganj n/l a few yards from the railing of rum creek pipe bridge (most south point of yellow bridge manifold). Operator immediately initiated emergency shutdown of the active pipeline. Approximately 10 gal wept onto ground, some of which was found in creek. Approximately 0130 on june 21, 2011, the section of the line weeping was evacuated of gasoline and weep subsided. Contractor was called to isolate the line. Atlantic response arrived on scene to contain the discharge and conduct clean up operations. The line was fully isolated at approximately 0530, remains out of service pending plan of action for repair. Further investigation by engineering revealed a tape wrapped weld suffered corrosion causing the leak. Note: this report was updated on dec 18th 2013 due to the PHMSA requirement of adding e5f. Due to the update additional fields are now required to be completed which were not prior, however, in part c3, year of manufacture is an estimate as we do not have the records for this information.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-07-19 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110249
Supplemental Number
18850
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26041
Name
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2011-06-20 20:10:00
Location Latitude
40.59213
Location Longitude
-74.21207
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.23
Recovered Bbls
0.2
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-06-20 20:10:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2011-06-20 20:10:00
Still Shutdown Ind
Yes
On Site Datetime
2011-06-21 01:30:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-06-20 21:12:00
Nrc Rpt Num
980238
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Carteret Terminal
Segment Name
Ganj N/l Line
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
08844
Onshore City Name
Carteret
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Carteret Term
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
16
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.25
Pipe Smys
24000
Pipe Specification
Erw Sch 10
Pipe Seam Type
Erw � Unknown Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Manufactured Year
1940
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
Yes
Surface Contam Ind
Yes
Amount Released
0
Rel Water Name
Rum Creek - .1 Barrels Estimated In Water But Question 5b Won't Allow Entry Of Less Than 1 Barrel.
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
40
Est Cost Prop Damage
3000
Est Cost Emergency
3500
Est Cost Environmental
8000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
14540
Accident Psig
80
Mop Psig
285
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
Contoller had no impact on the accident.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Visual Exam Results
Localized Pitting
Atmosphere Corrosion Ind
Yes
Field Exam Basis Ind
Yes
Underground Location
No
Externally Coated
Yes
Prior Damage
Yes
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
Yes
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year
2010
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure
100
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Manager - Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713.420.6496
Prepared Date
2013-12-18 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713.420.6496
Authorizer Title
Manager - Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
During normal rounds approximately 2010 on june 20, 2011, operator noticed scent of gasoline in vicinity of yellow bridge manifold. Operator found weep under ganj n/l a few yards from the railing of rum creek pipe bridge (most south point of yellow bridge manifold). Operator immediately initiated emergency shutdown of the active pipeline. Approximately 10 gal wept onto ground, some of which was found in creek. Approximately 0130 on june 21, 2011, the section of the line weeping was evacuated of gasoline and weep subsided. Contractor was called to isolate the line. Atlantic response arrived on scene to contain the discharge and conduct clean up operations. The line was fully isolated at approximately 0530, remains out of service pending plan of action for repair. Further investigation by engineering revealed a tape wrapped weld suffered corrosion causing the leak. Note: this report was updated on dec 18th 2013 due to the PHMSA requirement of adding e5f. Due to the update additional fields are now required to be completed which were not prior, however, in part c3, year of manufacture is an estimate as we do not have the records for this information.
| Report Received Date | 2011-07-19 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110249 |
| Supplemental Number | 18850 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26041 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-06-20 20:10:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.59213 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.21207 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.23 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.2 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-06-20 20:10:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2011-06-20 20:10:00 |
| Still Shutdown Ind | Yes |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-06-21 01:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-06-20 21:12:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 980238 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Carteret Terminal |
| Segment Name | Ganj N/l Line |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 08844 |
| Onshore City Name | Carteret |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Carteret Term |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 16 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.25 |
| Pipe Smys | 24000 |
| Pipe Specification | Erw Sch 10 |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw � Unknown Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Manufactured Year | 1940 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | Yes |
| Surface Contam Ind | Yes |
| Amount Released | 0 |
| Rel Water Name | Rum Creek - .1 Barrels Estimated In Water But Question 5b Won't Allow Entry Of Less Than 1 Barrel. |
| 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 | 40 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 3000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 3500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 8000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 14540 |
| Accident Psig | 80 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | Contoller had no impact on the accident. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Visual Exam Results | Localized Pitting |
| Atmosphere Corrosion Ind | Yes |
| Field Exam Basis Ind | Yes |
| Underground Location | No |
| Externally Coated | Yes |
| Prior Damage | Yes |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | Yes |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year | 2010 |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure | 100 |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager - Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713.420.6496 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713.420.6496 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager - Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | During normal rounds approximately 2010 on june 20, 2011, operator noticed scent of gasoline in vicinity of yellow bridge manifold. Operator found weep under ganj n/l a few yards from the railing of rum creek pipe bridge (most south point of yellow bridge manifold). Operator immediately initiated emergency shutdown of the active pipeline. Approximately 10 gal wept onto ground, some of which was found in creek. Approximately 0130 on june 21, 2011, the section of the line weeping was evacuated of gasoline and weep subsided. Contractor was called to isolate the line. Atlantic response arrived on scene to contain the discharge and conduct clean up operations. The line was fully isolated at approximately 0530, remains out of service pending plan of action for repair. Further investigation by engineering revealed a tape wrapped weld suffered corrosion causing the leak. Note: this report was updated on dec 18th 2013 due to the PHMSA requirement of adding e5f. Due to the update additional fields are now required to be completed which were not prior, however, in part c3, year of manufacture is an estimate as we do not have the records for this information. |
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