Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-04-03 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Commodity
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,911
Incident datetime
2012-04-03 07:40
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Thermal relief valve at sheep mountain station prematurely relieved on april 3, 2012. Relief valve was set at 2,625 psig. Pump station was operating at 2,175 psig. Relief valve was specified with incorrect seat material during pre-construction phase. As a result of our investigations, we checked the material specifications for the remaining newly installed valves (7). We found that all 7 also had incorrect seat material, and replaced each one.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-05-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120134
Supplemental Number
17829
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31555
Name
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-04-03 07:40:00
Location Latitude
33.03138
Location Longitude
-102.82027
Commodity Released Type
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Unintentional Release Bbls
3.88
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-04-03 07:40:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Pipeline Continued To Run With The Thermal Relief Valve Isolated.
On Site Datetime
2012-04-03 07:43:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Cortez Pipeline
Segment Name
Sheep - Sheep Mountain 12"
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79323
Onshore City Name
Denver City
Onshore County Name
Yoakum
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
21+12
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Relief Valve
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2911
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
2911
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Wrong Equipment Specified Or Installed
Operation Type
Wrong Equipment Specified Or Installed
Preparer Name
A**** Z*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
A***********@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-369-9512
Preparer Fax
303-984-3417
Prepared Date
2013-04-05 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J*** J***** J****
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-9721
Authorizer Title
Director Of Transportation
Authorizer Email
J*********@k***********.com
Narrative
Thermal relief valve at sheep mountain station prematurely relieved on april 3, 2012. Relief valve was set at 2,625 psig. Pump station was operating at 2,175 psig. Relief valve was specified with incorrect seat material during pre-construction phase. As a result of our investigations, we checked the material specifications for the remaining newly installed valves (7). We found that all 7 also had incorrect seat material, and replaced each one.
| Report Received Date | 2012-05-03 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120134 |
| Supplemental Number | 17829 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31555 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-04-03 07:40:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.03138 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.82027 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Co2 (Carbon Dioxide) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 3.88 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-04-03 07:40:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Pipeline Continued To Run With The Thermal Relief Valve Isolated. |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-04-03 07:43:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Cortez Pipeline |
| Segment Name | Sheep - Sheep Mountain 12" |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79323 |
| Onshore City Name | Denver City |
| Onshore County Name | Yoakum |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 21+12 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Relief Valve |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2911 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 2911 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Wrong Equipment Specified Or Installed |
| Operation Type | Wrong Equipment Specified Or Installed |
| Preparer Name | A**** Z***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | A***********@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-369-9512 |
| Preparer Fax | 303-984-3417 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** J***** J**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-9721 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Transportation |
| Authorizer Email | J*********@k***********.com |
| Narrative | Thermal relief valve at sheep mountain station prematurely relieved on april 3, 2012. Relief valve was set at 2,625 psig. Pump station was operating at 2,175 psig. Relief valve was specified with incorrect seat material during pre-construction phase. As a result of our investigations, we checked the material specifications for the remaining newly installed valves (7). We found that all 7 also had incorrect seat material, and replaced each one. |
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