Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-05-19 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Equipment 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)
$7,000
Incident datetime
2012-05-19 04:00
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On saturday, may 19, 2012, at approx. 6:35 am the b operator at houston station noticed what appeared to be a small but steady stream of diesel fuel coming from the stem seal on the line 02 unit 4 discharge valve. The b operator immediately informed the a operator of the discovery, and then isolated the unit by closing both the unit suction and discharge valves. The b operator notified a technician and began cleanup. Technician arrived at 7:45 am to examine the valve and assist with cleanup and called out the lead technician. Lead technician arrived at 10:15 am and notified the operations manager, who in turn notified the director of operations at 10:40 am. Contractors and additional technicians were called to assist with the valve repair and cleanup and the valve was repaired and returned to service at 5:45 pm. The volume of free product recovered was approximately 17 gallons. Contaminated soils and gravel were removed and stockpiled on plastic sheeting sunday, 5/20/12. Soil samples were taken on monday, 5/21/12 and sent for analysis. Soil disposal was completed in october. Volume released did not meet local state notification requirements.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-06-07 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120173
Supplemental Number
18123
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1185 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009-4765
Local Datetime
2012-05-19 04:00:00
Location Latitude
29.71871
Location Longitude
-95.17964
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.4
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.4
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Section Isolated
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial/houston Station
Segment Name
Line 2
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77506
Onshore City Name
Pasadena
Onshore County Name
Harris
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Unit 4 Disch
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
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
55
Est Cost Prop Damage
7000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
7055
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
A* M* T*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Manager
Preparer Email
A******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
6787622872
Preparer Fax
6787622315
Prepared Date
2013-05-28 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A* M* T*****
Authorizer Telephone
6787622872
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
On saturday, may 19, 2012, at approx. 6:35 am the b operator at houston station noticed what appeared to be a small but steady stream of diesel fuel coming from the stem seal on the line 02 unit 4 discharge valve. The b operator immediately informed the a operator of the discovery, and then isolated the unit by closing both the unit suction and discharge valves. The b operator notified a technician and began cleanup. Technician arrived at 7:45 am to examine the valve and assist with cleanup and called out the lead technician. Lead technician arrived at 10:15 am and notified the operations manager, who in turn notified the director of operations at 10:40 am. Contractors and additional technicians were called to assist with the valve repair and cleanup and the valve was repaired and returned to service at 5:45 pm. The volume of free product recovered was approximately 17 gallons. Contaminated soils and gravel were removed and stockpiled on plastic sheeting sunday, 5/20/12. Soil samples were taken on monday, 5/21/12 and sent for analysis. Soil disposal was completed in october. Volume released did not meet local state notification requirements.
| Report Received Date | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120173 |
| Supplemental Number | 18123 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1185 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100 |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009-4765 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-05-19 04:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.71871 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.17964 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.4 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.4 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Section Isolated |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial/houston Station |
| Segment Name | Line 2 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77506 |
| Onshore City Name | Pasadena |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Unit 4 Disch |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| 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 | 55 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 7000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 7055 |
| 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 | A* M* T***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Preparer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Preparer Fax | 6787622315 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A* M* T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6787622872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | On saturday, may 19, 2012, at approx. 6:35 am the b operator at houston station noticed what appeared to be a small but steady stream of diesel fuel coming from the stem seal on the line 02 unit 4 discharge valve. The b operator immediately informed the a operator of the discovery, and then isolated the unit by closing both the unit suction and discharge valves. The b operator notified a technician and began cleanup. Technician arrived at 7:45 am to examine the valve and assist with cleanup and called out the lead technician. Lead technician arrived at 10:15 am and notified the operations manager, who in turn notified the director of operations at 10:40 am. Contractors and additional technicians were called to assist with the valve repair and cleanup and the valve was repaired and returned to service at 5:45 pm. The volume of free product recovered was approximately 17 gallons. Contaminated soils and gravel were removed and stockpiled on plastic sheeting sunday, 5/20/12. Soil samples were taken on monday, 5/21/12 and sent for analysis. Soil disposal was completed in october. Volume released did not meet local state notification requirements. |
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