Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-08-05 — TX
Operator
Plains Marketing, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$15,000
Incident datetime
2012-08-05 04:15
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Approximately one (1) barrel of crude oil was released when the swivel joint attached to the roof drain on top of tank 100 failed. The swivel joint allows the roof drain line inside the tank to move freely as the roof moves up and down. A flange welded to the swivel joint attaches the roof drain line to the floating roof at the drain point on the roof. When the swivel joint failed (froze up) it created a stress in the weld that attaches the flange to the swivel joint. This stress caused the weld to fail which resulted in the release from the tank through the roof drain line. The swivel joint was immediately replaced and to prevent reoccurrence, the swivel joint will be replaced on all tanks each time the tank undergoes an out of service 653 inspection.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-08-31 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120252
Supplemental Number
17754
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26085
Name
Plains Marketing, L.p.
Operator Street Address
333 Clay Street #1600
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-08-05 04:15:00
Location Latitude
35.9361111
Location Longitude
-96.7380556
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-08-05 04:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Swivel Joint On Roof Drain Failed - Shutdown Not Necessary
On Site Datetime
2012-08-05 04:15:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Cushing Terminal
Segment Name
Tank 100 Roof Drain
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ok
Onshore Postal Code
74023
Onshore City Name
Cushing
Onshore County Name
Lincoln
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Swivel Joint On Roof Drain
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Roof Drain Swivel Joint Failed
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
15000
Est Cost Emergency
5000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
20000
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
S***** N*****
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
S******@p****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-993-5673
Preparer Fax
713-646-4310
Prepared Date
2013-04-03 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J***** R J****
Authorizer Telephone
713-993-5162
Authorizer Title
Sr Director Env And Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
J******@p****.com
Narrative
Approximately one (1) barrel of crude oil was released when the swivel joint attached to the roof drain on top of tank 100 failed. The swivel joint allows the roof drain line inside the tank to move freely as the roof moves up and down. A flange welded to the swivel joint attaches the roof drain line to the floating roof at the drain point on the roof. When the swivel joint failed (froze up) it created a stress in the weld that attaches the flange to the swivel joint. This stress caused the weld to fail which resulted in the release from the tank through the roof drain line. The swivel joint was immediately replaced and to prevent reoccurrence, the swivel joint will be replaced on all tanks each time the tank undergoes an out of service 653 inspection.
| Report Received Date | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120252 |
| Supplemental Number | 17754 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26085 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plains Marketing, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 333 Clay Street #1600 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-08-05 04:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 35.9361111 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -96.7380556 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-08-05 04:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Swivel Joint On Roof Drain Failed - Shutdown Not Necessary |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-08-05 04:15:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Cushing Terminal |
| Segment Name | Tank 100 Roof Drain |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ok |
| Onshore Postal Code | 74023 |
| Onshore City Name | Cushing |
| Onshore County Name | Lincoln |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Swivel Joint On Roof Drain |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Roof Drain Swivel Joint Failed |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 15000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 20000 |
| 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 | S***** N***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | S******@p****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-993-5673 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-646-4310 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J***** R J**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-993-5162 |
| Authorizer Title | Sr Director Env And Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | J******@p****.com |
| Narrative | Approximately one (1) barrel of crude oil was released when the swivel joint attached to the roof drain on top of tank 100 failed. The swivel joint allows the roof drain line inside the tank to move freely as the roof moves up and down. A flange welded to the swivel joint attaches the roof drain line to the floating roof at the drain point on the roof. When the swivel joint failed (froze up) it created a stress in the weld that attaches the flange to the swivel joint. This stress caused the weld to fail which resulted in the release from the tank through the roof drain line. The swivel joint was immediately replaced and to prevent reoccurrence, the swivel joint will be replaced on all tanks each time the tank undergoes an out of service 653 inspection. |
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