Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-08-15 — TX
Operator
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$6,500
Incident datetime
2012-08-15 18:15
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Station 6 inch discharge line discharges into wasson to hobbs 12". Piping which developed internal corrosion leak was an old header that had been blinded off and no longer used. The inactive header was connected to the new hobbs station discharge line. Station was started up by control center and normal post-start check by field operations personnel discovered release. Notifications were made and shutdown procedures initiated. Line was temporarily repaired until dead leg header is removed.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-09-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120264
Supplemental Number
16899
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
Name
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Operator Street Address
333 Clay Street, Suite 1900
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-08-15 18:15:00
Location Latitude
32.655
Location Longitude
-103.1375
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
4
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
4
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-08-15 18:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-08-15 18:15:00
Restart Datetime
2012-08-15 20:00:00
On Site Datetime
2012-08-15 19:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
New Hobbs To Llano Grande 6 Inch
Segment Name
New Hobbs To Llano Grande 6 Inch
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nm
Onshore Postal Code
88240
Onshore City Name
Hobbs
Onshore County Name
Lea
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
300
Est Cost Prop Damage
6500
Est Cost Emergency
600
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
7400
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
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
2012-09-14 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
Station 6 inch discharge line discharges into wasson to hobbs 12". Piping which developed internal corrosion leak was an old header that had been blinded off and no longer used. The inactive header was connected to the new hobbs station discharge line. Station was started up by control center and normal post-start check by field operations personnel discovered release. Notifications were made and shutdown procedures initiated. Line was temporarily repaired until dead leg header is removed.
| Report Received Date | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120264 |
| Supplemental Number | 16899 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 300 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plains Pipeline, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 333 Clay Street, Suite 1900 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-08-15 18:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.655 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -103.1375 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 4 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 4 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-08-15 18:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-08-15 18:15:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-08-15 20:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-08-15 19:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | New Hobbs To Llano Grande 6 Inch |
| Segment Name | New Hobbs To Llano Grande 6 Inch |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nm |
| Onshore Postal Code | 88240 |
| Onshore City Name | Hobbs |
| Onshore County Name | Lea |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 300 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 6500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 600 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 7400 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| 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 | 2012-09-14 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 | Station 6 inch discharge line discharges into wasson to hobbs 12". Piping which developed internal corrosion leak was an old header that had been blinded off and no longer used. The inactive header was connected to the new hobbs station discharge line. Station was started up by control center and normal post-start check by field operations personnel discovered release. Notifications were made and shutdown procedures initiated. Line was temporarily repaired until dead leg header is removed. |
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