Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-07-27 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Incorrect Operation
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)
$0
Incident datetime
2012-07-27 06:41
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On 7/27/2012 at approximately 6:37 a.M. Cst while starting an origination at hebert station on line 01 a high sump alarm for the metering/injection sump was received. Operations responded promptly to the alarm, and the line shut down was initiated at 06:41a.M. During the process of shutting down, the flow into the sump from the drain line overcame the discharge flow of the sump pump for approx. 1.5 minutes. The gasoline overflow impacted an area of about 12 to 15 feet around the sump. Subsequent investigation found that gasoline flowed through an open 3 inch drain valve between the 1250 hp injeciton booster and the booster suction valve. The drain valve was intentionally left in the open position following maintenance activities the evening before, as a seal repair project was still in progress and scheduled to continue the next day. The suction valve was found to have not been fully seated, allowing product to flow through the suction valve, through the open drain valve and the associated drain piping into the sump. The hebert operator notified the operations manager at 06:59 a.M. District project leader who was serving as acting director of operations was notified at 7:36 a.M. Projects personnel, a contract crew and technicians arrived at approx. 7:00 a.M. To report for their normal duties and were reassigned to respond to the incident. The volume of gasoline was recovered was approx. 33 gallons, with an additional 2 gallons either evaporating or being trapped in the soil.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-08-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120246
Supplemental Number
18120
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1185 Sanctuary Parkway
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009-4765
Local Datetime
2012-07-27 06:41:00
Location Latitude
29.97504
Location Longitude
-94.05633
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
0.83
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.79
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
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-07-27 06:41:00
Restart Datetime
2012-07-27 10:55:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial/hebert Station
Segment Name
Line 1
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77705
Onshore City Name
Beaumont
Onshore County Name
Jefferson
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Sump
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Sump
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
92
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
5000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
5092
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow
Operation Type
Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow
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 7/27/2012 at approximately 6:37 a.M. Cst while starting an origination at hebert station on line 01 a high sump alarm for the metering/injection sump was received. Operations responded promptly to the alarm, and the line shut down was initiated at 06:41a.M. During the process of shutting down, the flow into the sump from the drain line overcame the discharge flow of the sump pump for approx. 1.5 minutes. The gasoline overflow impacted an area of about 12 to 15 feet around the sump. Subsequent investigation found that gasoline flowed through an open 3 inch drain valve between the 1250 hp injeciton booster and the booster suction valve. The drain valve was intentionally left in the open position following maintenance activities the evening before, as a seal repair project was still in progress and scheduled to continue the next day. The suction valve was found to have not been fully seated, allowing product to flow through the suction valve, through the open drain valve and the associated drain piping into the sump. The hebert operator notified the operations manager at 06:59 a.M. District project leader who was serving as acting director of operations was notified at 7:36 a.M. Projects personnel, a contract crew and technicians arrived at approx. 7:00 a.M. To report for their normal duties and were reassigned to respond to the incident. The volume of gasoline was recovered was approx. 33 gallons, with an additional 2 gallons either evaporating or being trapped in the soil.
| Report Received Date | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120246 |
| Supplemental Number | 18120 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1185 Sanctuary Parkway |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009-4765 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-07-27 06:41:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.97504 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.05633 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 | 0.83 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.79 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-07-27 06:41:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-07-27 10:55:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial/hebert Station |
| Segment Name | Line 1 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77705 |
| Onshore City Name | Beaumont |
| Onshore County Name | Jefferson |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Sump |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Sump |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 92 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 5092 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow |
| Operation Type | Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow |
| 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 7/27/2012 at approximately 6:37 a.M. Cst while starting an origination at hebert station on line 01 a high sump alarm for the metering/injection sump was received. Operations responded promptly to the alarm, and the line shut down was initiated at 06:41a.M. During the process of shutting down, the flow into the sump from the drain line overcame the discharge flow of the sump pump for approx. 1.5 minutes. The gasoline overflow impacted an area of about 12 to 15 feet around the sump. Subsequent investigation found that gasoline flowed through an open 3 inch drain valve between the 1250 hp injeciton booster and the booster suction valve. The drain valve was intentionally left in the open position following maintenance activities the evening before, as a seal repair project was still in progress and scheduled to continue the next day. The suction valve was found to have not been fully seated, allowing product to flow through the suction valve, through the open drain valve and the associated drain piping into the sump. The hebert operator notified the operations manager at 06:59 a.M. District project leader who was serving as acting director of operations was notified at 7:36 a.M. Projects personnel, a contract crew and technicians arrived at approx. 7:00 a.M. To report for their normal duties and were reassigned to respond to the incident. The volume of gasoline was recovered was approx. 33 gallons, with an additional 2 gallons either evaporating or being trapped in the soil. |
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