Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-07-25 — TX
Operator
Shell Pipeline Co., L.p.
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
2011-07-25 10:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Prover drain threaded connection was found leaking jet fuel during operation. Isolated prover from pipeline system. Drained prover. Removed two (2") inch threaded pipe nipple from thread-o-let fitting on prover. Inspected both nipple and thread-o-let. Cleaned both. Found the nipple installed with three threads in the fitting. After inspection and cleaning, re-installed nipple into fitting. The nipple is set deeper into the fitting making a tight seal. Stand up tested and returned to service. Recovered product. 3/13/2013 - updated e5f per request from PHMSA.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-08-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110270
Supplemental Number
17496
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31174
Name
Shell Pipeline Co., L.p.
Operator Street Address
777 Walker, P.o. Box 2648 (Two Shell Plaza)
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77252-2648
Local Datetime
2011-07-25 10:30:00
Location Latitude
29.7182
Location Longitude
-95.1278
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
3
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
2.83
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-07-25 10:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Located On Prover Piping. Isolated Prover From Pipeline
On Site Datetime
2011-07-25 10:31:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-07-25 12:17:00
Nrc Rpt Num
983796
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colex East Terminal
Segment Name
Colex East Terminal
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77506
Onshore City Name
Pasadena
Onshore County Name
Harris
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Colex East
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Meter/prover
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
50
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
7550
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
7600
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Preparer Name
R****** K*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Specialist
Preparer Email
R*************@s****.com
Preparer Telephone
7132411064
Preparer Fax
7132412596
Prepared Date
2013-03-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B**** S*******
Authorizer Telephone
7132413620
Authorizer Title
Integrity Regulatory Services Manager
Authorizer Email
B*************@s****.com
Narrative
Prover drain threaded connection was found leaking jet fuel during operation. Isolated prover from pipeline system. Drained prover. Removed two (2") inch threaded pipe nipple from thread-o-let fitting on prover. Inspected both nipple and thread-o-let. Cleaned both. Found the nipple installed with three threads in the fitting. After inspection and cleaning, re-installed nipple into fitting. The nipple is set deeper into the fitting making a tight seal. Stand up tested and returned to service. Recovered product. 3/13/2013 - updated e5f per request from PHMSA.
| Report Received Date | 2011-08-04 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110270 |
| Supplemental Number | 17496 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31174 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Shell Pipeline Co., L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 777 Walker, P.o. Box 2648 (Two Shell Plaza) |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77252-2648 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-07-25 10:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.7182 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.1278 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 | 3 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 2.83 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-07-25 10:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Located On Prover Piping. Isolated Prover From Pipeline |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-07-25 10:31:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-07-25 12:17:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 983796 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colex East Terminal |
| Segment Name | Colex East Terminal |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77506 |
| Onshore City Name | Pasadena |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Colex East |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Meter/prover |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 50 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7550 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 7600 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Preparer Name | R****** K***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Specialist |
| Preparer Email | R*************@s****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7132411064 |
| Preparer Fax | 7132412596 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7132413620 |
| Authorizer Title | Integrity Regulatory Services Manager |
| Authorizer Email | B*************@s****.com |
| Narrative | Prover drain threaded connection was found leaking jet fuel during operation. Isolated prover from pipeline system. Drained prover. Removed two (2") inch threaded pipe nipple from thread-o-let fitting on prover. Inspected both nipple and thread-o-let. Cleaned both. Found the nipple installed with three threads in the fitting. After inspection and cleaning, re-installed nipple into fitting. The nipple is set deeper into the fitting making a tight seal. Stand up tested and returned to service. Recovered product. 3/13/2013 - updated e5f per request from PHMSA. |
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