Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-10-31 — 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)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2011-10-31 07:15
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 10/31/2011 at appox. 0715 during his checking of reliefs an operator smelled a strong odor of gasoline coming from the 100-7/8/9 area. Operator investigated further to discover a pinhole leak coming from the side line of 100-7/8/9. All petroleum operation key personnel, eh&s, and maintenance notified. The line was isolate, emptied and a third party contractor was brought in to make repairs on the line. Apparent cause is localized corrsion resulting in a pin hole leak.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2011-12-05 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20110434
Supplemental Number
18066
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
2011-10-31 07:15:00
Location Latitude
40.591656
Location Longitude
-74.22071
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
0.25
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.2
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-10-31 07:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Piping Not Active At Time Of Incident
On Site Datetime
2011-10-31 07:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Carteret Terminal
Segment Name
Side 7/8/9 Tank Line
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
07008
Onshore City Name
Carteret
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Water Contam Ind
No
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
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
30000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
32100
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Preparer Name
J**** H*****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Integrity Manager
Preparer Email
J***********@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
732-969-5735
Prepared Date
2013-05-15 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J**** H*****
Authorizer Telephone
732-969-5735
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Integrity Manager
Authorizer Email
J***********@k***********.com
Narrative
On 10/31/2011 at appox. 0715 during his checking of reliefs an operator smelled a strong odor of gasoline coming from the 100-7/8/9 area. Operator investigated further to discover a pinhole leak coming from the side line of 100-7/8/9. All petroleum operation key personnel, eh&s, and maintenance notified. The line was isolate, emptied and a third party contractor was brought in to make repairs on the line. Apparent cause is localized corrsion resulting in a pin hole leak.
| Report Received Date | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20110434 |
| Supplemental Number | 18066 |
| 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 | 2011-10-31 07:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.591656 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.22071 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 | 0.25 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.2 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-10-31 07:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Piping Not Active At Time Of Incident |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-10-31 07:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Carteret Terminal |
| Segment Name | Side 7/8/9 Tank Line |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 07008 |
| Onshore City Name | Carteret |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| 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 | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 30000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 32100 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | J**** H***** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Integrity Manager |
| Preparer Email | J***********@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 732-969-5735 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J**** H***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 732-969-5735 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Integrity Manager |
| Authorizer Email | J***********@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 10/31/2011 at appox. 0715 during his checking of reliefs an operator smelled a strong odor of gasoline coming from the 100-7/8/9 area. Operator investigated further to discover a pinhole leak coming from the side line of 100-7/8/9. All petroleum operation key personnel, eh&s, and maintenance notified. The line was isolate, emptied and a third party contractor was brought in to make repairs on the line. Apparent cause is localized corrsion resulting in a pin hole leak. |
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