Incident details
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HL incident on 2012-08-08 — TX
Operator
Shell Pipeline Co., L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500
Incident datetime
2012-08-08 15:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Propylene system junction location. Six inch flange insulating gasket was found seeping forming an ice ball on the flange. Shut down the system, isolated the short section of pipe, approx. 20 feet in length between valves. Removed cleaned and replaced with new insulating gasket.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-09-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120257
Supplemental Number
16885
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
31174
Name
Shell Pipeline Co., L.p.
Operator Street Address
150 North Dairy Ashford Road Wck Bldg. A
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77079
Local Datetime
2012-08-08 15:00:00
Location Latitude
29.3786
Location Longitude
-95.1101
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other Hvl
Commodity Details
Propylene
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.44
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-08-08 15:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-08-08 15:00:00
Restart Datetime
2012-08-08 18:44:00
On Site Datetime
2012-08-08 15:25:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Chocolate Bayou Lateral
Segment Name
Arcadia Junction
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77517
Onshore City Name
Sante Fe
Onshore County Name
Galveston
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
0+00
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Flange Assembly
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
50
Est Cost Prop Damage
500
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
550
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Preparer Name
R****** K*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Specialist
Preparer Email
R*************@s****.com
Preparer Telephone
7132411064
Preparer Fax
7132412596
Prepared Date
2012-09-06 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B**** S*******
Authorizer Telephone
7132413620
Authorizer Title
Integrity Regulatory Services Manager
Authorizer Email
B*************@s****.com
Narrative
Propylene system junction location. Six inch flange insulating gasket was found seeping forming an ice ball on the flange. Shut down the system, isolated the short section of pipe, approx. 20 feet in length between valves. Removed cleaned and replaced with new insulating gasket.
| Report Received Date | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120257 |
| Supplemental Number | 16885 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 31174 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Shell Pipeline Co., L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 150 North Dairy Ashford Road Wck Bldg. A |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77079 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-08-08 15:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.3786 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.1101 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other Hvl |
| Commodity Details | Propylene |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.44 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-08-08 15:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-08-08 15:00:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-08-08 18:44:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-08-08 15:25:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Chocolate Bayou Lateral |
| Segment Name | Arcadia Junction |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77517 |
| Onshore City Name | Sante Fe |
| Onshore County Name | Galveston |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 0+00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Flange Assembly |
| 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 | 50 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 550 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Preparer Name | R****** K***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Specialist |
| Preparer Email | R*************@s****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7132411064 |
| Preparer Fax | 7132412596 |
| Prepared Date | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7132413620 |
| Authorizer Title | Integrity Regulatory Services Manager |
| Authorizer Email | B*************@s****.com |
| Narrative | Propylene system junction location. Six inch flange insulating gasket was found seeping forming an ice ball on the flange. Shut down the system, isolated the short section of pipe, approx. 20 feet in length between valves. Removed cleaned and replaced with new insulating gasket. |
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