Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-07-24 — KS
Operator
Koch Pipeline Company, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$23,877
Incident datetime
2012-07-24 12:52
Report number
Location
KS
Narrative
While performing a station check crude oil was observed on the ground below the park rapids station control valve by the operations technician. Crude oil escaped through the shaft seal of the control valve, but stayed within the station gravel dike. The seal had been replaced two weeks prior to the release and during the previous week's station check there was no sign of a release. The station was immediately shut down and control valve isolated. The seal was replaced with a factory primary seal, a redundant primary seal and a redundant secondary seal. The two additional seals did prevent a similar occurrence until the valve was replaced. Koch pipeline has replaced the park rapids control valve with a factory refurbished control valve equipped with the updated live load stem seals, reinstalled into the pipeline that we expect to be a permanent fix.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-08-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120244
Supplemental Number
17979
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22855
Name
Koch Pipeline Company, L.p.
Operator Street Address
4111 East 37th Street North, , Po Box 2913
Operator City Name
Wichita
Operator State Abbreviation
KS
Operator Postal Code
67201
Local Datetime
2012-07-24 12:52:00
Location Latitude
46.81973992
Location Longitude
-95.14887905
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.91
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-07-24 12:52:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-07-24 12:53:00
Restart Datetime
2012-07-25 17:24:00
On Site Datetime
2012-07-24 12:52:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Minnesota Pipeline, Park Rapids Station
Segment Name
Park Rapids To Staples
Onshore State Abbreviation
Mn
Onshore Postal Code
56464
Onshore City Name
Menahga
Onshore County Name
Hubbard
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
63.4
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
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
80
Est Cost Prop Damage
23877
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
11068
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
35025
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Preparer Name
C**** K*******
Preparer Title
Program Coordinator
Preparer Email
C*************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
316-828-4121
Preparer Fax
316-529-6377
Prepared Date
2013-04-29 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C**** K*******
Authorizer Telephone
316-828-4121
Authorizer Title
Program Coordinator
Authorizer Email
C*************@k***********.com
Narrative
While performing a station check crude oil was observed on the ground below the park rapids station control valve by the operations technician. Crude oil escaped through the shaft seal of the control valve, but stayed within the station gravel dike. The seal had been replaced two weeks prior to the release and during the previous week's station check there was no sign of a release. The station was immediately shut down and control valve isolated. The seal was replaced with a factory primary seal, a redundant primary seal and a redundant secondary seal. The two additional seals did prevent a similar occurrence until the valve was replaced. Koch pipeline has replaced the park rapids control valve with a factory refurbished control valve equipped with the updated live load stem seals, reinstalled into the pipeline that we expect to be a permanent fix.
| Report Received Date | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120244 |
| Supplemental Number | 17979 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22855 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Koch Pipeline Company, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 4111 East 37th Street North, , Po Box 2913 |
| Operator City Name | Wichita |
| Operator State Abbreviation | KS |
| Operator Postal Code | 67201 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-07-24 12:52:00 |
| Location Latitude | 46.81973992 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.14887905 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.91 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-07-24 12:52:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-07-24 12:53:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-07-25 17:24:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-07-24 12:52:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Minnesota Pipeline, Park Rapids Station |
| Segment Name | Park Rapids To Staples |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Mn |
| Onshore Postal Code | 56464 |
| Onshore City Name | Menahga |
| Onshore County Name | Hubbard |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 63.4 |
| 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 | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 80 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 23877 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 11068 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 35025 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Preparer Name | C**** K******* |
| Preparer Title | Program Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | C*************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 316-828-4121 |
| Preparer Fax | 316-529-6377 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-04-29 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C**** K******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 316-828-4121 |
| Authorizer Title | Program Coordinator |
| Authorizer Email | C*************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | While performing a station check crude oil was observed on the ground below the park rapids station control valve by the operations technician. Crude oil escaped through the shaft seal of the control valve, but stayed within the station gravel dike. The seal had been replaced two weeks prior to the release and during the previous week's station check there was no sign of a release. The station was immediately shut down and control valve isolated. The seal was replaced with a factory primary seal, a redundant primary seal and a redundant secondary seal. The two additional seals did prevent a similar occurrence until the valve was replaced. Koch pipeline has replaced the park rapids control valve with a factory refurbished control valve equipped with the updated live load stem seals, reinstalled into the pipeline that we expect to be a permanent fix. |
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