Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-04-20 — TX
Operator
Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Terminals)
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)
$25,000
Incident datetime
2012-04-20 14:40
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At approximately 2:30 pm on april 20, 2012 employees at the east chicago terminal received a reverse flow alarm for tank 53 from the fuels manager inventory control system. A lineup for receiving rbob from explorer pipeline had been completed at about 2:00 pm but the actual delivery had not yet commenced. A field investigation of the dike area surrounding tank 53 was completed at 2:40 pm and it was discovered that the delivery pipe to tank 53 was leaking a pencil thin stream of rbob at the 6:00 (bottom) position of the delivery line. Based on the dimensions of the soil staining and 'froth ring' it was estimated that 30 gallons had been released. Isolation valves on both sides of the delivery line were closed within minutes to isolate the release and free product was removed from the surface via vacuum truck. The leaking section of pipe was temporarily repaired via clamp capable of full line pressure and will be removed from service for a complete metallurgical examination. Upon completion of the examination it has been detrmined that microbiological influenced corrosion (mic) caused the release. The metallurgical reprot is attached.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-05-16 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120157
Supplemental Number
18567
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
99031
Name
Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Terminals)
Operator Street Address
1293 Eldridge Parkway
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77077
Local Datetime
2012-04-20 14:00:00
Location Latitude
41.62672
Location Longitude
-87.433952
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
0.72
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.36
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-04-20 14:40:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Delivery Line To Tank Was Blocked Off - Alternate Tank Was Opened For Delivery
On Site Datetime
2012-04-20 14:45:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-04-20 19:13:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1009271
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
East Chicago Terminal
Segment Name
Facility Piping
Onshore State Abbreviation
In
Onshore Postal Code
46312
Onshore City Name
East Chicago
Onshore County Name
Lake
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
Interstate
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
25000
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
27100
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Preparer Name
S**** B******
Preparer Title
Ehss Manager
Preparer Email
S******@c****.com
Preparer Telephone
847 867-2420
Prepared Date
2013-09-16 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S**** B******
Authorizer Telephone
847 867-2420
Authorizer Title
Ehss Manager
Authorizer Email
S******@c****.com
Narrative
At approximately 2:30 pm on april 20, 2012 employees at the east chicago terminal received a reverse flow alarm for tank 53 from the fuels manager inventory control system. A lineup for receiving rbob from explorer pipeline had been completed at about 2:00 pm but the actual delivery had not yet commenced. A field investigation of the dike area surrounding tank 53 was completed at 2:40 pm and it was discovered that the delivery pipe to tank 53 was leaking a pencil thin stream of rbob at the 6:00 (bottom) position of the delivery line. Based on the dimensions of the soil staining and 'froth ring' it was estimated that 30 gallons had been released. Isolation valves on both sides of the delivery line were closed within minutes to isolate the release and free product was removed from the surface via vacuum truck. The leaking section of pipe was temporarily repaired via clamp capable of full line pressure and will be removed from service for a complete metallurgical examination. Upon completion of the examination it has been detrmined that microbiological influenced corrosion (mic) caused the release. The metallurgical reprot is attached.
| Report Received Date | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120157 |
| Supplemental Number | 18567 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 99031 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Terminals) |
| Operator Street Address | 1293 Eldridge Parkway |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77077 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-04-20 14:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 41.62672 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -87.433952 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 | 0.72 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.36 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-04-20 14:40:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Delivery Line To Tank Was Blocked Off - Alternate Tank Was Opened For Delivery |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-04-20 14:45:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-04-20 19:13:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1009271 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | East Chicago Terminal |
| Segment Name | Facility Piping |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | In |
| Onshore Postal Code | 46312 |
| Onshore City Name | East Chicago |
| Onshore County Name | Lake |
| 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 | Interstate |
| 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 | 25000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 27100 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | S**** B****** |
| Preparer Title | Ehss Manager |
| Preparer Email | S******@c****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 847 867-2420 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** B****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 847 867-2420 |
| Authorizer Title | Ehss Manager |
| Authorizer Email | S******@c****.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 2:30 pm on april 20, 2012 employees at the east chicago terminal received a reverse flow alarm for tank 53 from the fuels manager inventory control system. A lineup for receiving rbob from explorer pipeline had been completed at about 2:00 pm but the actual delivery had not yet commenced. A field investigation of the dike area surrounding tank 53 was completed at 2:40 pm and it was discovered that the delivery pipe to tank 53 was leaking a pencil thin stream of rbob at the 6:00 (bottom) position of the delivery line. Based on the dimensions of the soil staining and 'froth ring' it was estimated that 30 gallons had been released. Isolation valves on both sides of the delivery line were closed within minutes to isolate the release and free product was removed from the surface via vacuum truck. The leaking section of pipe was temporarily repaired via clamp capable of full line pressure and will be removed from service for a complete metallurgical examination. Upon completion of the examination it has been detrmined that microbiological influenced corrosion (mic) caused the release. The metallurgical reprot is attached. |
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