Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-10-19 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Products Operating Llc
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
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)
$17,500
Incident datetime
2011-10-19 14:18
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A contractor working on the row discovered dead vegetation and notified field operations. Field operations then notified pipeline control. There was no visible vapor or odor but probing of the subsurface verified a leak. Pipeline control closed the nearest upstream block valve and reduced line pressure by operating a downstream pump. Because the extent of the leak was not known initially, an nrc call was made on the possibility that the total costs might exceed $50,000. After excavation, a pinhole leak was found on a girth weld, and it was repaired with a plidco sleeve. The highly volatile liquids release volume was relatively small and analyses of the soil did not exceed hydrocarbon thresholds for soil contamination.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-11-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110428
Supplemental Number
16210
Report Type
Original 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
2011-10-19 14:18:00
Location Latitude
35.02529
Location Longitude
-101.51128
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
0.35
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-10-19 16:07:00
Nrc Rpt Num
993062
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
South Leg Red Line
Segment Name
Line Id 205
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79019
Onshore City Name
Claude
Onshore County Name
Armstrong
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
9809+98
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone
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
20
Est Cost Prop Damage
17500
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
7550
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
25070
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Cause Details
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Failure Type
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Preparer Name
J*** S* S*******
Preparer Title
Staff Engineer
Preparer Email
J********@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-381-2493
Preparer Fax
713-381-6660
Prepared Date
2011-11-17 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J*** S* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-2493
Authorizer Title
Staff Engineer
Authorizer Email
J********@e****.com
Narrative
A contractor working on the row discovered dead vegetation and notified field operations. Field operations then notified pipeline control. There was no visible vapor or odor but probing of the subsurface verified a leak. Pipeline control closed the nearest upstream block valve and reduced line pressure by operating a downstream pump. Because the extent of the leak was not known initially, an nrc call was made on the possibility that the total costs might exceed $50,000. After excavation, a pinhole leak was found on a girth weld, and it was repaired with a plidco sleeve. The highly volatile liquids release volume was relatively small and analyses of the soil did not exceed hydrocarbon thresholds for soil contamination.
| Report Received Date | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110428 |
| Supplemental Number | 16210 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2011-10-19 14:18:00 |
| Location Latitude | 35.02529 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.51128 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 | 0.35 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-10-19 16:07:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 993062 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | South Leg Red Line |
| Segment Name | Line Id 205 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79019 |
| Onshore City Name | Claude |
| Onshore County Name | Armstrong |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 9809+98 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone |
| 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 | 20 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 17500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 7550 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 25070 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld |
| Cause Details | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Failure Type | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Preparer Name | J*** S* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Staff Engineer |
| Preparer Email | J********@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-381-2493 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-381-6660 |
| Prepared Date | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** S* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-2493 |
| Authorizer Title | Staff Engineer |
| Authorizer Email | J********@e****.com |
| Narrative | A contractor working on the row discovered dead vegetation and notified field operations. Field operations then notified pipeline control. There was no visible vapor or odor but probing of the subsurface verified a leak. Pipeline control closed the nearest upstream block valve and reduced line pressure by operating a downstream pump. Because the extent of the leak was not known initially, an nrc call was made on the possibility that the total costs might exceed $50,000. After excavation, a pinhole leak was found on a girth weld, and it was repaired with a plidco sleeve. The highly volatile liquids release volume was relatively small and analyses of the soil did not exceed hydrocarbon thresholds for soil contamination. |
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