Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-08-07 — 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)
$100
Incident datetime
2012-08-07 13:30
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On 8/7/12 at 13:56 employees at boligee delivery discovered product leaking from the connection (1 1/2" nipple) to the blow down valve on the line 1 trap bypass valve. The employee notified the controller at 13:56, the controller closed out the delivery at 14:10 and leaking immediately stopped. Notification to the area om was made at 14:10. Employees immediately began clean up and repair activities. Repair was completed and line was restarted at 18:46. It was determined that release impacts were isolated to within an approximate 6' area around the valve and extended to an approximate depth of 4 to 6 feet. Clean up continued through the following day to remove soil impacted by the release. An estimated 20 tons of soil were excavated around the valve and stockpiled for transport and off site disposal. The release volume estimate of 9 gallons was determined from analysis of the impacted soil. No free product was encountered or recovered. Neither groundwater or surface water were impacted by the release.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-09-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120253
Supplemental Number
18118
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
2012-08-07 13:30:00
Location Latitude
32.78111
Location Longitude
-88.04631
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
0.21
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.21
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
2012-08-07 14:10:00
Restart Datetime
2012-08-07 18:46:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial/boligee Df
Segment Name
Line 1
Onshore State Abbreviation
Al
Onshore Postal Code
35443
Onshore City Name
Boligee
Onshore County Name
Greene
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Trap Bypass
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
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
30
Est Cost Prop Damage
100
Est Cost Emergency
7000
Est Cost Environmental
13000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
20130
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling 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 8/7/12 at 13:56 employees at boligee delivery discovered product leaking from the connection (1 1/2" nipple) to the blow down valve on the line 1 trap bypass valve. The employee notified the controller at 13:56, the controller closed out the delivery at 14:10 and leaking immediately stopped. Notification to the area om was made at 14:10. Employees immediately began clean up and repair activities. Repair was completed and line was restarted at 18:46. It was determined that release impacts were isolated to within an approximate 6' area around the valve and extended to an approximate depth of 4 to 6 feet. Clean up continued through the following day to remove soil impacted by the release. An estimated 20 tons of soil were excavated around the valve and stockpiled for transport and off site disposal. The release volume estimate of 9 gallons was determined from analysis of the impacted soil. No free product was encountered or recovered. Neither groundwater or surface water were impacted by the release.
| Report Received Date | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120253 |
| Supplemental Number | 18118 |
| 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 | 2012-08-07 13:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.78111 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -88.04631 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 | 0.21 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.21 |
| 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 | 2012-08-07 14:10:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-08-07 18:46:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial/boligee Df |
| Segment Name | Line 1 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Al |
| Onshore Postal Code | 35443 |
| Onshore City Name | Boligee |
| Onshore County Name | Greene |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Trap Bypass |
| 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 | Connection Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 30 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 100 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 13000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 20130 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling 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 8/7/12 at 13:56 employees at boligee delivery discovered product leaking from the connection (1 1/2" nipple) to the blow down valve on the line 1 trap bypass valve. The employee notified the controller at 13:56, the controller closed out the delivery at 14:10 and leaking immediately stopped. Notification to the area om was made at 14:10. Employees immediately began clean up and repair activities. Repair was completed and line was restarted at 18:46. It was determined that release impacts were isolated to within an approximate 6' area around the valve and extended to an approximate depth of 4 to 6 feet. Clean up continued through the following day to remove soil impacted by the release. An estimated 20 tons of soil were excavated around the valve and stockpiled for transport and off site disposal. The release volume estimate of 9 gallons was determined from analysis of the impacted soil. No free product was encountered or recovered. Neither groundwater or surface water were impacted by the release. |
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