Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-08-17 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Corrosion 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)
$1,750
Incident datetime
2012-08-17 18:30
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
At approximately 18:30, the outside tank farm controller performing a station check discovered a stain in the gravel near the line 14 control valve and gpe cabinet. Upon further investigation, he found product in the 4 instrument connection access wells around the line 14 control valve gpe cabinet. Immediate notification to control center was made and procedure eop-cpc-k01 was entered. The leak was reported to the operations manager and director of operations. Line 14 was immediately shut down and isolated upstream at the meter run and downstream at the outgoing trap. Line 14 control valve was excavated and leak was found coming from a pinhole in the 3/4" nipple at the bottom of the mason-neilen control valve. The line was drained up and the nipple was replaced. The line was restared at approximately 10:05 on august 18th. Final cleanup was completed on tuesday august 21st. Spill volume was determined to be 58 gallons. 35 gallons of free product was collected, 18 gallons was recovered in 28.2 tons of soil, and an estimated 5 gallons remains in soils that could not be dug up. The soil that was not recovered is under a washdown slab and a gpe cabinet. Groundwater and surface water were not affected by the release.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-09-05 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120256
Supplemental Number
18117
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
2012-08-17 18:30:00
Location Latitude
33.85596
Location Longitude
-84.62949
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
1.38
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
1.26
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-08-17 18:30:00
Restart Datetime
2012-08-18 10:05:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial/ Atlanta Junction
Segment Name
Line 14
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ga
Onshore Postal Code
30106
Onshore City Name
Austell
Onshore County Name
Cobb
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Control Valve
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
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
170
Est Cost Prop Damage
1750
Est Cost Emergency
23250
Est Cost Environmental
2000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
27170
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
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
At approximately 18:30, the outside tank farm controller performing a station check discovered a stain in the gravel near the line 14 control valve and gpe cabinet. Upon further investigation, he found product in the 4 instrument connection access wells around the line 14 control valve gpe cabinet. Immediate notification to control center was made and procedure eop-cpc-k01 was entered. The leak was reported to the operations manager and director of operations. Line 14 was immediately shut down and isolated upstream at the meter run and downstream at the outgoing trap. Line 14 control valve was excavated and leak was found coming from a pinhole in the 3/4" nipple at the bottom of the mason-neilen control valve. The line was drained up and the nipple was replaced. The line was restared at approximately 10:05 on august 18th. Final cleanup was completed on tuesday august 21st. Spill volume was determined to be 58 gallons. 35 gallons of free product was collected, 18 gallons was recovered in 28.2 tons of soil, and an estimated 5 gallons remains in soils that could not be dug up. The soil that was not recovered is under a washdown slab and a gpe cabinet. Groundwater and surface water were not affected by the release.
| Report Received Date | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120256 |
| Supplemental Number | 18117 |
| 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 | 2012-08-17 18:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.85596 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -84.62949 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 | 1.38 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.26 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-08-17 18:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-08-18 10:05:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial/ Atlanta Junction |
| Segment Name | Line 14 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ga |
| Onshore Postal Code | 30106 |
| Onshore City Name | Austell |
| Onshore County Name | Cobb |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Control Valve |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| 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 | 170 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1750 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 23250 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 2000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 27170 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| 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 | At approximately 18:30, the outside tank farm controller performing a station check discovered a stain in the gravel near the line 14 control valve and gpe cabinet. Upon further investigation, he found product in the 4 instrument connection access wells around the line 14 control valve gpe cabinet. Immediate notification to control center was made and procedure eop-cpc-k01 was entered. The leak was reported to the operations manager and director of operations. Line 14 was immediately shut down and isolated upstream at the meter run and downstream at the outgoing trap. Line 14 control valve was excavated and leak was found coming from a pinhole in the 3/4" nipple at the bottom of the mason-neilen control valve. The line was drained up and the nipple was replaced. The line was restared at approximately 10:05 on august 18th. Final cleanup was completed on tuesday august 21st. Spill volume was determined to be 58 gallons. 35 gallons of free product was collected, 18 gallons was recovered in 28.2 tons of soil, and an estimated 5 gallons remains in soils that could not be dug up. The soil that was not recovered is under a washdown slab and a gpe cabinet. Groundwater and surface water were not affected by the release. |
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