Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-04-19 — AK
Operator
Bp Pipelines (Alaska), Inc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$980
Incident datetime
2012-04-19 17:00
Report number
Location
AK
Narrative
Twelve (12) gallons of crude oil were discovered released from a block valve on the launcher trap of the badami oil pipeline on 4/19/12. The leak was a result of an o-ring failure on a valve bonnet. Discovery of the release was made by maintenance personnel on a routine walk through. Clean up operations began immediately following discovery. All released crude oil was suspended within the adjacent snowpack. The contaminated snow was collected and removed. No gravel, soil or tundra was contaminated. The pipeline was depressurized and the bonnet packing and o rings repaired. Upon return to service, the repaired valve was monitored continuously until the system was back to full operating pressure (98 psi) and operations personnel were confident of the system integrity.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-05-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120149
Supplemental Number
19194
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
1541
Name
Bp Pipelines (Alaska), Inc
Operator Street Address
3800 Centerpoint Drive Suite 1400
Operator City Name
Anchorage
Operator State Abbreviation
AK
Operator Postal Code
99503
Local Datetime
2012-04-19 17:00:00
Location Latitude
70.15120454
Location Longitude
-147.0965357
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.28
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.28
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-04-19 17:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-04-21 06:30:00
Restart Datetime
2012-04-21 15:00:00
On Site Datetime
2012-04-19 17:15:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-04-19 21:10:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1009165
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Badami Facility
Segment Name
Badami Oil Pipeline
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ak
Onshore Postal Code
99734
Onshore County Name
North Slope Borough
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
0
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Valve Packing / O Ring Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
980
Est Cost Emergency
1500
Est Cost Environmental
600
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3080
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Preparer Name
T* J S*****
Preparer Title
Dot Compliance Advisor Alaska
Preparer Email
S******@b*.com
Preparer Telephone
(907)564-5023
Prepared Date
2014-03-31 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
G*** W* P******
Authorizer Telephone
(907) 564-5921
Authorizer Title
Director Of Pipeline Assurance
Authorizer Email
P*****@b*.com
Narrative
Twelve (12) gallons of crude oil were discovered released from a block valve on the launcher trap of the badami oil pipeline on 4/19/12. The leak was a result of an o-ring failure on a valve bonnet. Discovery of the release was made by maintenance personnel on a routine walk through. Clean up operations began immediately following discovery. All released crude oil was suspended within the adjacent snowpack. The contaminated snow was collected and removed. No gravel, soil or tundra was contaminated. The pipeline was depressurized and the bonnet packing and o rings repaired. Upon return to service, the repaired valve was monitored continuously until the system was back to full operating pressure (98 psi) and operations personnel were confident of the system integrity.
| Report Received Date | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120149 |
| Supplemental Number | 19194 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 1541 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Bp Pipelines (Alaska), Inc |
| Operator Street Address | 3800 Centerpoint Drive Suite 1400 |
| Operator City Name | Anchorage |
| Operator State Abbreviation | AK |
| Operator Postal Code | 99503 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-04-19 17:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 70.15120454 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -147.0965357 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.28 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.28 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-04-19 17:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-04-21 06:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-04-21 15:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-04-19 17:15:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-04-19 21:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1009165 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Badami Facility |
| Segment Name | Badami Oil Pipeline |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ak |
| Onshore Postal Code | 99734 |
| Onshore County Name | North Slope Borough |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 0 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Valve Packing / O Ring Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 980 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 600 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 3080 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Preparer Name | T* J S***** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Compliance Advisor Alaska |
| Preparer Email | S******@b*.com |
| Preparer Telephone | (907)564-5023 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | G*** W* P****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | (907) 564-5921 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Pipeline Assurance |
| Authorizer Email | P*****@b*.com |
| Narrative | Twelve (12) gallons of crude oil were discovered released from a block valve on the launcher trap of the badami oil pipeline on 4/19/12. The leak was a result of an o-ring failure on a valve bonnet. Discovery of the release was made by maintenance personnel on a routine walk through. Clean up operations began immediately following discovery. All released crude oil was suspended within the adjacent snowpack. The contaminated snow was collected and removed. No gravel, soil or tundra was contaminated. The pipeline was depressurized and the bonnet packing and o rings repaired. Upon return to service, the repaired valve was monitored continuously until the system was back to full operating pressure (98 psi) and operations personnel were confident of the system integrity. |
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