Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-08-19 — TX
Operator
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2012-08-19 07:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
9/18/2012 update: on sunday 8/19/2012 at sunoco pipeline l.P.'s darby creek tank farm in sharon hill, pa, an operator performing routine duties discovered puddles of crude oil on a gravel roadway in between tank dikes. The incident was immediately reported to company personnel. The incident command system was activated to locate and isolate the source. Once the area was remediated and the pipe excavated and inspected, the source of the release was confirmed to be an inactive section of the 24 inch ship line lateral. The active section serves tanks 27 and 28 and the inactive section previously served the former tank 26 which was demolished. The pipe was immediately clamped, inspected and tested prior to resuming operations. The pipe was later cut and removed from the active system as part of an ongoing deadleg removal initiative. Re-submitted on 3/20/2013 to include part e5f per PHMSA request.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-09-18 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120268
Supplemental Number
17620
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
18718
Name
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-08-19 07:30:00
Location Latitude
39.8955
Location Longitude
-75.25948
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
4.14
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
4.14
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-08-19 07:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-08-19 07:30:00
Restart Datetime
2012-08-20 18:00:00
On Site Datetime
2012-08-19 07:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Darby Creek Tank Farm
Onshore State Abbreviation
Pa
Onshore Postal Code
19079
Onshore City Name
Sharon Hill
Onshore County Name
Delaware
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
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
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
46000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
46000
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
B**** D* M* T******
Preparer Title
Dot Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
B**********@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
2159376278
Preparer Fax
8775888590
Prepared Date
2013-03-20 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B**** D* M* T******
Authorizer Telephone
2159376278
Authorizer Title
Dot Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email
B**********@s**************.com
Narrative
9/18/2012 update: on sunday 8/19/2012 at sunoco pipeline l.P.'s darby creek tank farm in sharon hill, pa, an operator performing routine duties discovered puddles of crude oil on a gravel roadway in between tank dikes. The incident was immediately reported to company personnel. The incident command system was activated to locate and isolate the source. Once the area was remediated and the pipe excavated and inspected, the source of the release was confirmed to be an inactive section of the 24 inch ship line lateral. The active section serves tanks 27 and 28 and the inactive section previously served the former tank 26 which was demolished. The pipe was immediately clamped, inspected and tested prior to resuming operations. The pipe was later cut and removed from the active system as part of an ongoing deadleg removal initiative. Re-submitted on 3/20/2013 to include part e5f per PHMSA request.
| Report Received Date | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120268 |
| Supplemental Number | 17620 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 18718 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Sunoco Pipeline L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-08-19 07:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 39.8955 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -75.25948 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 4.14 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 4.14 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-08-19 07:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-08-19 07:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-08-20 18:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-08-19 07:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Darby Creek Tank Farm |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Pa |
| Onshore Postal Code | 19079 |
| Onshore City Name | Sharon Hill |
| Onshore County Name | Delaware |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| 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 |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 46000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 46000 |
| 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 | B**** D* M* T****** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | B**********@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 2159376278 |
| Preparer Fax | 8775888590 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** D* M* T****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2159376278 |
| Authorizer Title | Dot Compliance Specialist |
| Authorizer Email | B**********@s**************.com |
| Narrative | 9/18/2012 update: on sunday 8/19/2012 at sunoco pipeline l.P.'s darby creek tank farm in sharon hill, pa, an operator performing routine duties discovered puddles of crude oil on a gravel roadway in between tank dikes. The incident was immediately reported to company personnel. The incident command system was activated to locate and isolate the source. Once the area was remediated and the pipe excavated and inspected, the source of the release was confirmed to be an inactive section of the 24 inch ship line lateral. The active section serves tanks 27 and 28 and the inactive section previously served the former tank 26 which was demolished. The pipe was immediately clamped, inspected and tested prior to resuming operations. The pipe was later cut and removed from the active system as part of an ongoing deadleg removal initiative. Re-submitted on 3/20/2013 to include part e5f per PHMSA request. |
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