HL incident on 2011-06-23 — OK

Operator
Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp
Cause
Equipment 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)
$0
Incident datetime
2011-06-23 08:45
Report number
Location
OK
Narrative
Stem packing on a mainline valve was identified as the leak source. It was determined during line reversal that this valve was not needed, and therefore removed.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-07-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110253
Supplemental Number
19852
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp
Operator Street Address
100 West 5th Street
Operator City Name
Tulsa
Operator State Abbreviation
OK
Operator Postal Code
74103
Local Datetime
2011-06-23 00:00:00
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
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
2.3
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
1.18
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-06-23 08:45:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
On Site Datetime
2011-06-23 08:45:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-06-23 10:37:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Pipe Fac Name
Warda Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78960
Onshore City Name
Warda
Onshore County Name
Fayette
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
5960+68
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
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Mainline
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Seal
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
350
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
74500
Est Cost Environmental
83250
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
158100
Accident Psig
655
Mop Psig
965
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
258192
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf 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
This was a pinhole leak and therefore cold not be picked up by our leak detection systems. Due to this information , magellan did not initiate an investigaiton into the controller's actions as he did not cause or contibute to the leak.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Other Non Threaded Ind
Seal (Not Pump Seal) Or Packing
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Seal Failure
Preparer Name
D******* C*********
Preparer Title
Sr. Compliance Coordinator
Preparer Email
D******************@m*********.com
Prepared Date
2014-10-30 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* C*********
Authorizer Telephone
918-574-7386
Authorizer Email
No Email Address
Narrative
Stem packing on a mainline valve was identified as the leak source. It was determined during line reversal that this valve was not needed, and therefore removed.
Report Received Date 2011-07-21 00:00:00
Iyear 2011
Report Number 20110253
Supplemental Number 19852
Report Type Supplemental Final
Operator Id 22610 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp
Operator Street Address 100 West 5th Street
Operator City Name Tulsa
Operator State Abbreviation OK
Operator Postal Code 74103
Local Datetime 2011-06-23 00:00:00
Location Latitude 30.042343 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -96.914558 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 2.3
Intentional Release Bbls 0
Recovered Bbls 1.18
Fatality Ind No
Fatal 0
Injury Ind No
Injure 0
Accident Identifier Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime 2011-06-23 08:45:00
System Part Involved Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind Yes
On Site Datetime 2011-06-23 08:45:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime 2011-06-23 10:37:00
Nrc Rpt Num 980525 NRC Report How to search
Ignite Ind No
Explode Ind No
Upstream Valve Type Ind Remotely Controlled
Downstream Valve Type Ind Manual
Pipe Fac Name Warda Station
Onshore State Abbreviation Tx
Onshore Postal Code 78960
Onshore City Name Warda
Onshore County Name Fayette
Designated Location Survey Station No.
Designated Name 5960+68
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 Interstate
Item Involved Valve
Valve Type Mainline
Material Involved Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details Seal
Release Type Leak
Leak Type Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind No
Soil Contamination Yes
Long Term Assessment No
Remediation Ind Yes
Soil Remed Ind Yes
Water Contam Ind No
Could Be Hca No
Commodity Reached Hca No
Est Cost Oper Paid 0
Est Cost Gas Released 350
Est Cost Prop Damage 0
Est Cost Emergency 74500
Est Cost Environmental 83250
Est Cost Other 0
Prpty 158100
Accident Psig 655
Mop Psig 965
Accident Pressure Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind No
Length Segment Isolated 258192
Internal Inspection Ind Yes
Operation Complications Ind No
Pipeline Function > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind Yes
Scada Operating Ind Yes
Scada Functional Ind Yes
Scada Detection Ind No
Scada Conf Ind No
Cpm In Place Ind Yes
Cpm Operating Ind Yes
Cpm Functional Ind Yes
Cpm Detection Ind No
Cpm Conf 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 This was a pinhole leak and therefore cold not be picked up by our leak detection systems. Due to this information , magellan did not initiate an investigaiton into the controller's actions as he did not cause or contibute to the leak.
Employee Drug Test Ind No
Contractor Drug Test Ind No
Cause Equipment Failure
Cause Details Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Other Non Threaded Ind Seal (Not Pump Seal) Or Packing
Eq Additional Other Ind Yes
Eq Additional Other Details Seal Failure
Preparer Name D******* C*********
Preparer Title Sr. Compliance Coordinator
Preparer Email D******************@m*********.com
Prepared Date 2014-10-30 00:00:00
Authorizer Name D******* C*********
Authorizer Telephone 918-574-7386
Authorizer Email No Email Address
Narrative Stem packing on a mainline valve was identified as the leak source. It was determined during line reversal that this valve was not needed, and therefore removed.

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