Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-09-12 — TX
Operator
Shell Pipeline Co., L.p.
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)
$50
Incident datetime
2012-09-12 13:50
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
The meter prover door o-ring had failed. Released 40 gallons of diesel fuel to the soil. The prover was isolated and drained to prevent any further loss of diesel. The o-ring was removed, prover door surface was inspected, cleaned and installed a new o-ring. The soil was removed which came in contact with the diesel fuel. 3/13/2013 - updated e5f per PHMSA request.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-10-05 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120288
Supplemental Number
17504
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2012-09-12 13:50:00
Location Latitude
30.1150416
Location Longitude
-90.9009944
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
0.95
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.95
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-09-12 13:50:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Pipeline Was Not Running At Discovery. Isolated Prover
On Site Datetime
2012-09-12 13:50:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-09-12 14:15:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1024224
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Bengal 16 - Convent Pump Station
Segment Name
Bengal 16
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70723
Onshore City Name
Convent
Onshore County Name
St. James
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
000+00
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Meter/prover
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Commercially Nav Ind
Yes
Commercially Nav Yes No
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
No
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
50
Est Cost Emergency
2500
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
2650
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
713-241-1064
Preparer Fax
713-241-2997
Prepared Date
2013-03-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B**** S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713-241-3620
Authorizer Title
Integrity Regulatory Services Manager
Authorizer Email
B*************@s****.com
Narrative
The meter prover door o-ring had failed. Released 40 gallons of diesel fuel to the soil. The prover was isolated and drained to prevent any further loss of diesel. The o-ring was removed, prover door surface was inspected, cleaned and installed a new o-ring. The soil was removed which came in contact with the diesel fuel. 3/13/2013 - updated e5f per PHMSA request.
| Report Received Date | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120288 |
| Supplemental Number | 17504 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2012-09-12 13:50:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.1150416 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -90.9009944 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 | 0.95 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.95 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-09-12 13:50:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Pipeline Was Not Running At Discovery. Isolated Prover |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-09-12 13:50:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-09-12 14:15:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1024224 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Bengal 16 - Convent Pump Station |
| Segment Name | Bengal 16 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70723 |
| Onshore City Name | Convent |
| Onshore County Name | St. James |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 000+00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Meter/prover |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Commercially Nav Ind | Yes |
| Commercially Nav Yes No | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | No |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 50 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 2650 |
| 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 | 713-241-1064 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-241-2997 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-241-3620 |
| Authorizer Title | Integrity Regulatory Services Manager |
| Authorizer Email | B*************@s****.com |
| Narrative | The meter prover door o-ring had failed. Released 40 gallons of diesel fuel to the soil. The prover was isolated and drained to prevent any further loss of diesel. The o-ring was removed, prover door surface was inspected, cleaned and installed a new o-ring. The soil was removed which came in contact with the diesel fuel. 3/13/2013 - updated e5f per PHMSA request. |
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